With a bold and perfumed nose, the 2017 The Albatross offers seductive notes of luscious red and black fruits macerating with cinnamon and vanilla followed by a chocolaty essence with floral nuances. Full-bodied and generous, with 15.2% alcohol on the label, the palate offers gobs of sweet fruit and delicious oak, with velvety, fine-grained tannins on the mid-palate. The wine lingers on the persistent finish with notes of potpourri, bitter dark chocolate and crème de cassis. Only 1,500 bottles were made after the wine rested in 100% new Taransaud French oak.