Deep garnet with red hues. Fragrant blackberry and cassis compote, raspberry and boysenberry with subtle exotic spice notes of sandalwood, cocoa, sage and bay leaf and more complex, developed aromas of leather, cedar, black pepper and licorice. An intense core of dark blackberry fruit on the mid-palate offers bright, supple fruit expression, interwoven with elegant layers of licorice, leather, dried earth and dark cocoa that give way to long, fine mouthcoating tannins, providing great length on the finish.