A rich, flavorful palate of red-black fruit is quintessential Oakville in this vintage. Black currant, spicy red cassis, and blackberries mingle with subtly sweet, vanilla flavors, folded into a framework of long, fine fruit and wood tannin. With aeration, the wine shows secondary characteristics of cedar, cooking spice, and tobacco through its long finish. This balanced and very polished Cabernet is built for immediate enjoyment but should also reward the patient collector a decade down the road.
