2006 Rodney Strong Symmetry

This is a huge, exuberant bottle of wine.  Elderberries, blueberries, dark chocolate, hickory smoke, and black cherries are restrained, but just barely, by tobacco from the Cabernet Franc. Tannins are sweet and the finish is long.  This is a real mouth-coater.  It would match well with a big steak, or have it as a meal [...]