Pure redcurrant and raspberry jam nose. Round, spicy fruit. Excellent velvet texture. Raspberry jam and musk. Ripe.

A nice, full-bodied Cabernet with some fancy features. It’s a bit tight and tannic now, with the ripe blackberry fruit unintegrated with the 40% new oak, but a few hours of decanting should help. Contains all five Bordeaux varieties, which adds complexity.——S.H.(5/1/2010)—— 87