(raised in new French oak barrels for 16 months) Deep ruby. Intense dark berry, lavender and pipe tobacco aromas show very good clarity and pick up a spicy note with air. Silky, sweet and expansive, offering energetic red and blue fruit flavors that are lifted and given spine by juicy acidity. The floral note echoes strongly on an impressively long, sweet, sappy finish that displays excellent clarity and gentle, interwoven tannins.