Aged mostly in American oak, which lends the nose crème brûlée and caramel aromas. What's most prominent on the nose, though, is a dark meatiness—like beef jus. Black cherry fruit on the palate is juicy though restrained by a heap of chewy, gummy tannins that persist through the finish. Lip-smacking and delicious, but not at its best until after 2006.
Aged mostly in American oak, which lends the nose crème brûlée and caramel aromas. What's most prominent on the nose, though, is a dark meatiness—like beef jus. Black cherry fruit on the palate is juicy though restrained by a heap of chewy, gummy tannins that persist through the finish. Lip-smacking and delicious, but not at its best until after 2006.
Aged mostly in American oak, which lends the nose crème brûlée and caramel aromas. What's most prominent on the nose, though, is a dark meatiness—like beef jus. Black cherry fruit on the palate is juicy though restrained by a heap of chewy, gummy tannins that persist through the finish. Lip-smacking and delicious, but not at its best until after 2006.