Opaque ruby. Explosive aromas of dark fruit liqueur, incense, cracked pepper, violet pastille and spicecake are complicated by olive paste and cola flourishes. Fleshy and broad in the mouth, offering impressively concentrated yet energetic black and blue fruit, chewing tobacco and violet pastille flavors that are brightened by a jolt of smoky minerality. Smooth and appealingly sweet on the strikingly long, floral-driven finish, which is shaped by round, steadily building tannins.