Nose

Dark fruit, flint and tanned leather aromatics.

Palate

Fruit bomb with Van Cherry. currant and all spice. Finishes with anise, toasty oak and lingering dark fruit flavors. Acid is bright and balances this full bodied and round tannin wine.

Bottling

Bottled: Aug. 10-12, 2016

Winemaking

Yeast: Pasteur Red, Andante

Aging

22 months in 33 new French oak.