93 Points. Gold Medal - Exceptional. Beverage Testing Institute. Garnet black color. Lively, fruity, savory complex aromas and flavors of dried cassis, spiced nuts, vanilla and mocha buttercream, and tobacco with a satiny, tangy, fruity medium-to-full body and a smooth, nuanced, medium-long chocolate berries and apples, nutskin, and toasty cedar finish with well-integrated, crunchy tannins and moderate oak. A lively, crunchy, well-oaked red that will shine at the table.