A perennial favorite on steakhouse wine lists and among expense-account diners. The wines are generally medium-bodied and smooth, with exotic suggestions of bourbon, cocoa butter and chocolate from the American oak barrels in which they are aged for 30 months or longer.
Eyes: Dark purple to black/purple
Nose: Black currants, cedar wood, cigar tobacco, licorice, smoke Mouth: Tannic, muscular, wines with gravitas
Stephen Tanzer: 86
Robert Parker: 90
Wine Spectator: 87
Staff: NA
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