Nose
big, concentrated wine with forward flavors of black cherry, blueberry, and crème de cassis that coat the mouth in luscious blue/black fruit.
Palate
Hints of earth, cedar smoke and toasty oak emerge in this layered and complex Cabernet, and though muscular and powerful, the wine’s silky-smooth tannins keep it approachable even in its youth. Still, this wine will reward aging for the next 20 years, and should be decanted if opened within the next five.
Aging
22 months in French oak barrels (39% new)
