The brilliant 2004 Sticks and Stones is a terrific example of what can be accomplished in this area. It boasts killer intensity as well as superb elegance a striking minerality and gorgeous black raspberry framboise cassis kirsch and blackberry notes. A blend of 57% Grenache 23% Syrah and 20% Mourvedre aged in primarily French oak it is a complex full-bodied nuanced red to consume over the next decade.