This blend of 43% Merlot, 28% Malbec, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc is the winery's star bottling of the vintage, offering aromas of plum, leather, sage, chocolate syrup and crushed breathmints. The palate is excitingly dynamic, ranging from mocha-blackberry reduction sauce to tobacco, coffee and cassis. The tannins could use a touch more mellowing.