There is a clear sense of intent to the broadly oaked, black-fruit aromas of this wine, yet its flavors fail to find the full measure of fruit needed to keep its puckery, acid-pushed tannins at bay. It is slightly supple to start but becomes quite firm, a touch edgy and ever more oaky as it crosses the palate, and, if it is unlikely to find appreciable refinement over time, it could still do with a few years of age.