Spicy meatballs in tomato/onion sauce, potato mash and green beans.

1995 Esk Valley Terraces. Hawkes Bay; Merlot, Malbec, Cab Franc 13.5%
Cork closure.
Dark black, darker with time in decanter, nondescript nose, palate:
prune, leather, coffee, fully integrated components but fraction more
acidity needed. hint of cane sugar (flavour - not sweetness ) in
aftertaste suggests chaptalised?