This tangy, peppery style shows tobacco leaf and iron notes that hold sway over the medium-weight core of black cherry and red currant fruit. A pepper edge lingers through the finish. Drink now through 2014. 100 cases imported. –JM

A little green at all check points, with aromas of olive, cabbage and green tobacco. It's a touch ashy in terms of flavors, with a round mouthfeel that one reviewer called "gras," as in fat, and another labeled "flat and jammy." Savory and earthy, but a bit challenged.——W.E.(10/15/2010)—— 86