Baked black-cherry aromas meet with light licorice and cocoa dust on the nose of this always reliable bottling. The palate is more dry in expression, offering rich cherry as well as toasted coconut flake and more licorice, with tannins slowly rising into the finish.

Light cedar and vanilla hints line a modest core of damson plum and raspberry coulis flavors, with herb flecks through the finish. Drink now. 24,897 cases made.