
This is a blend of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc from the right bank in Bordeaux. Purple/ruby in color, mostly opaque and bright. The nose is great with cherries, cassis, cigar box, slight cedar and spice. Full bodied. Mostly resolved tannins. Complex, seamless and smooth on the palate, Flavors of cherries, spice, black raspberries and slight earthiness. A bit of drying tannins on the finnish. This seems to be at peak but depending on the bottle, it has another five to ten years left. Great on its own but better with food. This would be great with grilled portobellos and rice.