Big mouthfeel, chewy black nearly jammy fruit, long smooth finish. This time I preferred the Hillside, but the Bien Nacido is great wine for the price. Classic Sanford nose of stemmy cherry, spice, and cola. Moderate mouthfeel, somewhat tart stemmy cranberry fruit, long finish. Beautiful nose of slightly stemmy strawberry, cinnamon, and cola.
Lots raspberry, tar and licorice in the nose.
Slightly sweet fruit in on the palate, with a chewy consistency and a long finish. Should have though, since everybody else is using his fruit for their Sangiovese. Very dark color. Jammy mouthfeel, chewy and smooth consistency, the fruit stays constant through the long finish. Nearly black-purple in color.