There’s no shortage of toasty oak here, but there’s also dark chocolate on the nose hinting at the heavy fruit component of the wine. There’s a lot of herbal elements here, perhaps evoking that brambly quality you get in a lot of cabernet. The palate is at first a bit closed off, with a significant note of peanut shells. Fruit emerges on the tongue in short order, but it feels a little blown out, with a somewhat blunt, jam/jelly-like note that has a somewhat gummy texture to it. The finish is quite dry, even feeling a bit on the dusty side, slightly grainy, savory, and, like the Chardonnay Finish, a little beefy. 95.3 proof.