Deep, dark, inky-colored. Offers an enticing bouquet of ripe plum, blueberries, dark cherries, crème de cassis, graphite, crushed rocks, and whispers of violets. Layered, dense and luxurious on the palate, showing loads of ripe, dark fruit, licorice, and mocha, intermingled with nutmeg, clove, dried herbs, and tobacco leaf. Powerfully built with a rounded and full mid-palate, it retains plenty of fresh underlying acidity to remain fresh, focused, and elegantly balanced. This soft, supple, and sultry structure is complemented by characteristic "Rutherford dust" in the form of pleasantly refined and ripe tannins, which contribute texture to a long-lasting, memorable finish.