2021 AXR Cabernet Sauvignon California, United States

Deep, dark hues of black olive, eggplant, and purple velvet frame a nose bursting with cedar, blackberries, gingerbread, sage, macerated cherries, licorice, cotton candy, Marseille soap, and potpourri, while the palate opens velvety before evolving on a backbone of acidity and granular tannins, layered with cherry pie, cassis, plums, fern, and tobacco.