this cabernet-basred blend, with 13% merlot, 4% petit verdot, 3% cabernet franc and 2% malbec, opens with intense aromas of tobacco, leather, sweet smoke, cured meat, dried fig and fruit cake. flavors of black berry, cherry and cassis unfold on the medium-weight palate, alongside firm, muscular tannins that hold on through the lingering finish. drink now–2016.
Tiara