2002 Butcher's Block

The 2002 Butcher’s Block, a so-called MSG (54% Mourvedre, 24% Shiraz, and 22% Grenache) is aged in 5% new oak with the rest neutral wood. This dense ruby/purple-tinged, fruit-forward red offers up aromas of flowers, blackberries, blueberries, new saddle leather, earth, and pepper. Dense, medium to full-bodied, seamless, and elegant for its size, it can be drunk over the next 4-6 years. American Estates Wines, Inc., Summit, NJ; tel. (908) 273-5060