Taste is a light chocolate, dark fruit, slight red wine notes and some charred oak. 3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20MadRobin (2261) - Silver Spring, USA - DEC 16, 2013On tap 5 oz. taster at Pizza Port in Bressi Park, Carlsbad, CA. Opaque, intensely dark mahogany with a khaki head and very good lacing.