Rating for United States-California-Central Coast: 94 (excellent)<br/><br/>Drinkability: young, aging quickly, could be good now<br/>

Light purple colored with minimal rim variation. Nose of vanilla, chocolate nibs, cherry, limestone, resin. Medium plus acids, medium minus tannins, medium plus alcohol, medium sugars, flavors of cherry, oak, blackberry, coffee bean. Opens structured but becomes flabby with air. Good with beef and other grilled red meats.

heavy tannins<br/>nice fairly strong bite at end<br/>salty at the start<br/>very dry at the finish at the back of the throat<br/>"needs food"<br/>mid-bodied<br/>5.5/10