Black velvet rose: A striking dark center with vibrant scarlet at the edge. All the youthful trappings of cabernet; tobacco, cassis and black cherries promise a wine of stylish, varietal integrity. Briar and earth and black olive hint at depth and complexity to come. Sapid dark chocolate and brooding cassis are swathed in leather and spice. Subtle sage and cedar elements balance and lift a palate dripping with fruit and umami characters. The wine finishes with a natural flourish of persistent, fine-grained tannin.