A Bordeaux-style blend of Merlot, Malbec, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep purple-plum color. Wow! A complex, layered nose of coffee, leather, chocolate, and vanilla frames concentrated black currant and blackberry fruit. Full-bodied, with medium-grained tannins, this is a serious wine that will age gracefully over the next 15+ years.

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“Round and silky, an opaque and ripe blackberry and lavender thriller. The tongue-washing fruit seems limitless. Elegant and brightly lit.”   - Tasting Panel Publisher, Meredith May, July 2011

Rich dark fruit aromas dominate the nose with accents of dark chocolate. The palate is mouth-filling and supple with flavors of blackberries, currants, cherries, very dark chocolate, earth, and vanilla. A fairly robust wine, with great structure, drink now if you enjoy more tannic wine. Cellar it if you prefer a softer expression.

A freshly swirled glass offers aromas of ripe cherry, rich blackberry, currants, and vanilla. Classically structured and silky smooth, dark berry flavors, notes of pepper, along with hints of earth and leather, unfold on the palate. Take note of this one.

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CELLAR SELECTION - "Deep garnet color. Attractive aromas of dried apricot, waxy honeycomb, boysenberries, and toasty angel food cake with a supple fruity-yet-dry medium-to-full body and a zesty, savory cedar, pickled beet and earth accented finish. Great vibrancy and Old World meets New World style"

Ripe nose of classic cassis and cedar; elegant on the palate with ripe fruit underpinned by fresh acidity and framed by ripe tannins. A very, intense finish. Roast leg of lamb.” 

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