The nose on this wine is fruity, ripe, and juicy, with classic notes of juicy ripe strawberry, blueberry, plum, smoke, with sweet spices of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, sat anise, and bold black pepper. The mouth on this full-bodied wine is ripe and is a bit too pushed for my tastes, with bramble, blackberry, dark plum, boysenberry, strawberry, and loads of earth, cinnamon, smoke, pepper, and dirt. The finish is long, with bold tannin structure, draping your palate, but the fruit is front and center, and commands all your attention, with bacon notes, and more bramble, along with a strong sense of vanilla, gingerbread, and toast/oak.