2008 Smoked Red Wine

Deep purple. Toast intermingled with smoked meats. Flavors of black cherry, plum and currants, with hints of violets.

Intensely dark, almost black with a purple hue. The nose is lifted and fragrant with blueberry and violets leaping from the glass before a complex background of licorice, boot polish, freshly turned earth and cooked meat emerges. Each sniff reveals more intriguing characters.The palate carefully balances ripeness and elegance opening with fruit characters of plum and blackberry leaf before ...

The wine opens with fragrant aromas of Lady Grey tea, blackberry pie crust and kalamata olive with hints of blood orange, wet stone and lavender. On the palate, this wine is soft and round with silky tannins and flavors of concentrated black cherry, anise and cedar leading to a long finish. A versatile wine, it can be paired with a ...