Dark, almost black, color. Clean, powerful, vibrant blackberry and black cherry fruit aromas with slight floral notes, seamlessly balanced by toast, vanilla, cocoa and spice aromas. I love the smell of this wine! The mouthfeel is rich and full with a great balance of dark, vibrant fruit and toasty, spicey oak flavors with a touch of smoke. This is a big merlot that is able to balance intense concentration and plenty of structure but still have the softer feel of a merlot.
Grapes are from Hedges Estate Vineyard North Block, a Red Mountain Appellation vineyard. All of this wine was aged for 19 months in barrels, 83% of which were American Oak and 17% French Oak. 100% of the oak was new (2003) and with 75% transferred to 2004 barrels for 4 months.
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