We bottled a couple bottles last night for a little get-together we will be having this evening. We drew a few samples as well. While I did add a bit of sugar on the initial sampling I did not add any sweetener this time. I do not have the proper vocabulary to describe the taste. The first taste has a bit of lite coffee without the bitterness (maybe lite prune flavor ?). Tannins are lite -- I enjoyed the taste and I do not like the heavy tannins of the dark reds. You can taste both the fruit as well as the grain influences. Has a nice after taste that lingers as well. Almost like you would have eaten an all-grain bread. A full-flavored wine. The "tart-fruit" taste has mellowed considerably and I think will nearly disappear with time. I am impressed with how this has bulk aged and really could not see it when I sampled it last August. My FIL, who prefers reds, tried it and was impressed. Neither of us have ever had wine with a profile such as this. This ingredient combination was highly regarded by the original makers and I concur -- a bit of work but worth the efforts.