Inky ruby. An expansive bouquet evokes spice-accented cherry and blackberry, plus suggestions of botanical herbs, vanilla and pungent flowers. Smoothly blends depth and energy, offering juicy dark berry, cherry-cola and baking spice flavors that show bright clarity and back-end thrust. A smoky mineral nuance appeals on an impressively long, smooth finish that's framed by dusty, slowly building tannins.