A unique wine with striking personality, the nose was characterized by

A unique wine with striking personality, the nose was characterized by blackberry jam, violet and licorice. From the end of the attack through the beginning of the finish, the wine showed a muscular concentration of fruit, minerals, espresso, and markedly sweet tannins. The mid-palate was at once amazingly rounded, layered, and powerful. Oddly, however, the wine was a little weak on the attack and short on the finish, but the wine is very likely to will spread out beautifully over time. A participants in a blind tasting thought this wine was too overblown, like certain American Cabernets, but most thought the wine struck a delicate balance between strength and sensuousness.