Ripe, with blast-in-your-mouth cherry pie, blackberry jam, dark chocolate, cassis and rum-soaked raisin flavors that go on forever, not to mention lots of rich, sweet new oak. All this flavor is balanced by fine acidity and an intricate overlay of dusty tannins, resulting in a delicious Merlot. Drink now.——S.H.(11/15/2006)—— 91