Dark ruby-red with a pale rim. Deep red. Intensely perfumed nose of spicy black cherry, coffee and floral elements. Pliant blackberry and cherry flavors have a plush quality and a restrained sweetness, not to mention outstanding concentration. Is there a trace of alcoholic warmth here? Picks up notes of violet and lavender with aeration and closes with slow-building, silky tannins and noteworthy length.