Inpenetrable milky ruby and thin clear edges. Massive fresh-rain/wet-sidewalk/ripe-cherry/chalky/stemmy nose just EXPLODES in your face. Glycerin-ey and ripe and unmistakably top-tier fruit and handling. I suppose there is a certain polish goin on… almost 8 years old, which is Grandpa-status for Paso Reds. Under the initial nose is a flowery, elegant spice sweetened with nice oak and some AL. Medium-fruit shines all through and some of the most gentle, seductive, iron-fisted tannins wrap your tongue and decide you need another sip. I just can NOT put this wine down. I can not stop smelling it. It is NOT the most fabulous wine I have had this month… or this year… it just is really quite compelling, from its nondescript matte label and un-heard-of name to its massive nose to its velvet revolver begging you for more and I am really just quite in love with this wine. Kinda reminds me of a great impromptu surprise Library-selection in a resty that is several bills down from the trendy standards and just wows and wows. 14-1 ♦♦♦