The wine presents a nice array of herb and spice aromas, floral notes and dark fruit. The taste provides a collection of black cherry, blackberry and dark fruit flavors combined with a nice balance of brown sugar, molasses, soft pepper and tobacco. On the mid-palate, the wine showcases the elegant yet firm tannins from medium toasted French oak barrel aging that carries through to a long robust and well structured finish. This wine will continue to develop in the bottle for an additional 10-20 years.