Bright red-ruby. Pungent resiny oak along with currant, dark chocolate and herbs on the nose. Offers a supple texture, but today the fairly intense flavors of cassis, chocolate and mint are squashed under their heavy load of oak, which also dries the finish.

Rating for United States-California: 95 (slightly better than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: young, aging quickly, could be good now<br/>

tasted 3/6/10<br/><br/>flavors of cassis, oak, dark chocolate & dark fruit with a supple, dry finish.<br/> <br/>sediment at bottom