Secret Squirrel

On the palate, this wine is deeply complex, well-structured and delicious with flavors of dried plum, rustic red fruits, blackberry, dusty tannins, cedar and a lingering finish.

Wonderfully complex, the nose shows aromas of lilac, violet, rose petal, blackberry, mulberry, raspberry compote, clove, sandalwood and cedar box. On the palate the wine is vibrant, fresh and focused with delicious flavors of spiced quince, cranberry, dried fig, wild fruit, tobacco leaf and tar. Plush and fleshy with supple tannin, great energy and lingering finish.

The lot spent 28 months in a program of 65 percent new French oak, imparting complex aromas of dried black cherry, currant and cedar with some hints of chocolate cake, cinnamon and Cab Francs herbal thumbprint. Inside, it's reminiscent of macerated cherries, backed by bittersweet chocolate and Red Hots candy. The tannin structure shows the broad shoulders of many Red Mountain reds, and pomegranate acidity makes for a long finish.