Smoky black cherries, toasted oak, smoked meats, soy, iron and wild sage show on the nose of this top-level blend of 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, 17% Merlot, 17% Petit Verdot and 11% Malbec. It's both ripe and restrained on the palate, with blackberry fruit plus a line of licorice and pencil-lead minerality.