This dark ruby-colored wine offers sublime aromas of violets, roses, and blackberries dusted with baby powder and has a full-bodied, thickly-textured, powerful, yet controlled personality. Its flavor profile is tense and tightly wound, but extraordinary layers of chocolate-covered cherries, sweetly charred oak, and coffee are discernable. It has the elegant femininity of a ballerina and the muscle of a body builder. Its seemingly unending finish is buttressed by loads of ripe tannins. Drink it between 2003 and 2010. Importer: Kobrand, Inc., New York, NY; (212) 490-9300.