Color: Sunset through smog. Nose: Smoked, fatty meat, like pork ribs. Heavy, ruby red wine notes. Soft white ash sprinkled in a dry red. Palate: Less meat, more campfire. Like wet, smokey logs. Still a ton of fruity burgundy, but with an anchor of barrel wood. Very light caramel with deep rich honeycomb and melted milk chocolate. Glazed salmon leaps to mind. Finish: Very mild. Not hot or punchy, but mellow red fruits and a few wisps of smoke. Fruitier on the back than the front. With water: Nose diminished a bit, much less smoke but a little more sweetness. Palate was still very strong, with a livelier bouquet of fruit -- almost a Speyside to me. Red apples, ripe plums, and plenty of deep black grapes. Finish sports currants with an iodine tingle.