Inky purple. Powerful, spice-accented aromas of dark berry liqueur, candied violet, vanilla and smoky minerals, with a building floral topnote. Fresh, expansive and deeply concentrated, offering palate-staining blackberry, cherry-vanilla and mocha flavors that become livelier with air. At once weighty and energetic in style, finishing with outstanding clarity and smooth, steadily building tannins. (raised in new French and American oak barrels for two years)