Justin Vineyard Savant 2016

Nearly opaque purple/ruby core with blue/black secondary hue, lighter at the rim with thick, moderately stained tears in the glass. Aromatic with ripe black cherry, blackcurrant and boysenberry with vanilla and cinnamon spice and oak with a little smoke, dusty autumn leaves, leather, cracked pepper and cocoa.

Dry and full-bodied with black fruit and baking spice on entry with more savory leather, smoke and oak character with subtle dried herbs on the mid-palate. The finish is long, clean and textured with lingering cherry and berry fruit, leather matched by chewy, chalky tannins that linger as the finish fades.