This wine is dark ruby-colored and offers sweet black fruits spiced with new oak (it was aged in 80% new barrels). This thick, candied, medium-to-full-bodied, concentrated, well-balanced, velvety-textured, and blackberry as well as licorice-flavored wine has a long, soft, and supple finish. Drink it over the next 5 years. Importer: Martine's Wines, Inc., San Rafael, CA; tel (415) 485-1800.