The wine is a deep garnet color in the glass with nice clarity. The nose is rather subdued, with notes of blackberry, plum, leather and a bit of lavender. The taste is surprisingly good for home brew, some mellow notes of blackberry and cassis up front transition to some nice warm spice notes midpalate. There is a bit of cherry on the finish, with some rather subdued tannins supporting a pleasant but brief dry finish.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 7, it's a very good effort for folks who are not winemakers by trade. I don't know whether it would improve with age, particularly since my aunt told me about a year ago that I should drink this wine soon! Tonight I am enjoying this casual wine with a nice piece of cedar planked wild Alaskan sockeye, some steamed Brussels sprouts and a big baked potato, yum!
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