Estimate
A soft and velvety red with chocolate and currant character. Medium to full body, creamy tannins and a fruity finish. Extremely polished and approachable. Shows the dusty character of the harvest.
Muted, thick and dense in berry, this is a rewarding wine made well and in a full-bodied style. High-toned flavors of currant, citrus and cassis are complemented in cedar, pencil shavings and a whiff of old-school pipe tobacco with a lasting taste of toasted oak.
Rather direct, with a beam of cassis and bitter plum fruit cruising through, showing some polish while singed vanilla and red licorice notes chime in.
...spice, tobacco, and cedar notes emerge...medium-bodied, nicely textured, balanced wine in the lineup that has loads of Cabernet character.