Blueberries and cocoa powder, as well as lavender and blackberries on the nose. Full-bodied with tight, focused tannins that are lean and racy, in a clear way. Just a hint of tar and ash at the end. Chewy and fine.
...lot of woody/cedar scents, before offering up notes of baked plums, blackberry pie and stewed black cherries with wafts of chargrill and tilled soil in the background. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has appealing freshness and nice, ripe grape tannins with a chewy component from the obvious wood, finishing savory.
...well-defined nose of blackberry, blueberry and quite potent incense/potpourri aromas that flourish with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, and quite strict and linear, perhaps displaying just a bit of hardness toward the briny finish.