A dark cherry liqueur along with underbrush elements on the nose. Very structured, wood still evident, cherry and blackberry stems with an aggressive finish. To be admired more for its structure and dominance than charm. Alright, but I might have been looking for something a little less than that boy with the cigarette hanging from his mouth by the fence and something more like that sweet neighbor girl you always said hello to on the bus. I doubt more time will change its character. B+