This is a wonderful wine showing what the mountain vineyards of Carmel Valley can produce. This wine is ruby in color, with a delicately layered nose of earthy mushroom, sandalwood and butter toffee pecans. Vanilla-spiked dark chocolate and dusty, black cherry build on the palate before the muscular structure sets in. Spicy, black pepper runs through the finish. This a Cab-drinkers Merlot!