It has a strong, bold, and well-balanced flavor. It gets into every crevice of the tongue. The warm baking-spice notes with a touch of dark buckwheat honey and candied citrus from the Zinfandel barrels are well-integrated and provide the basis for the Zinfandel barrel additions. There's a warm cardamom scent on the nose, as well as a truffle-like angelic earthiness.