- Nose
- Intensely sherried with cacao, cherry, blackberry, wine vinegar, lacquered wood, coffee, a bit of smoke, brown sugar, leather, library, book bindings, apple cider, funky and dirty, match heads, sulfur. [2, 3, 5]
- Palate
- Cherries (sweet and sour), raisins, citrus, balsamico, dark chocolate, tannins, mushrooms, sulfur, dirty caramel, funk, leather, black tea, creamy caramel, sea salt, coffee, toffee, roasted nuts, Romano cheese, grilled wild game red meat, anise, dried figs, butterscotch, oak. [2, 3, 5]
- Finish
- Long finish with dirty sulfur notes, industrial feel, machinery, diesel, Schwarzwalder kirsch, earthy notes, dried herbs, pecan nuts, more sulfur, a whiff of smoke, warm and very dry, roasted nuts, beef broth, Romano cheese, dried fruits, gobs of oak, hint of toffee. [2, 3, 5]