Rodney Strong Symmetry

This wine has a beguilingly spicy and complex nose of bramble, black pepper, purple flowers and black plums. The seamless palate is balanced with additional flavors of orange peel, baking spice and lots of bold tannin that will soften nicely with a few years in the cellar.

This wine starts tight, opening to floral and herbal scents, then extending into fresh and lasting power. The fruit has some vegetal overtones, notes of tobacco and a darker rootiness. It’s a blend of Bordeaux varieties: 79 percent cabernet sauvignon, with small amounts of petit verdot, malbec, merlot and franc. Oak plays a role with coffee-bean scents, needing time to integrate into the wine.