The perils of buying wines off store shelved that have been there a while. This wine, recently bought, did not appear to be in perfect shape. Still, it offered up enough pleasure that it was worth drinking. Purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose has a slight aquarium note along with a bit of balsamic. There is also some red fruit fighting to be heard. The palate was pretty much the same. There is some complexity here. Probably a very nice wine as it fought with likely poor storage and heat. Too bad.