Lifted black- and blueberry flavors star on the palate, but beyond that, this wine is all about its oak-derived aromas and flavors: charred toast, smoke, hickory, vanilla and charred barrel are all descriptors that panelists used. Soft on the palate (though to continue the oak theme, one taster called the texture pulpy), with a dry finish.——W.E.(9/1/2005)—— 85