Happy Canyon Vineyard 2011 Barrack Brand Red (Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara)

Country: US / Barrack Brand
Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend California
Winery: Happy Canyon Vineyard / Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara

Blackberry paste and a slightly more tangy red fruit mix with cocoa dust, Middle Eastern spice, leather and black rocks on the nose of this blend of 83% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot and 3% Malbec. Tangy but ripe plum juice mixes with lifting spearmint and dill herbals on the palate.