Dense aromas of caramel-laced fudge and hickory-smoked meats atop the base of blackberry coulis show on this lavish, delicious bottling. Framed in a chalky structure, the smoked-meat element consumes the palate, which also shows black cherry, vanilla ice cream, caramel and rich milk-chocolate flavorings.
Ripe, sexy and polished, with notes of creme de cassis, toasted bread, spice and vanilla, it shows more and more meaty, roasted herb and licorice characteristic with time in the glass. Full-bodied, concentrated and polished, with ripe tannin