2006 Blend "Defiant" from Alexander Valley

4 Stars VineSugar

Give this wine plenty of time to open up otherwise, you may find it tight and tannic. That or let this wine age for a another few years. Currently, this expressive wine has aromas of blackberries, earthy spices, gnarly woods, leather and smoke. Full, bold flavors with dark fruit and loads of spicy nuances from black pepper, cigar box flavors and earth tones. Very rustic finish boasting chewy tannins, tobacco and a mix bag of dark cherries and jammy blackberries.