Tasting - Firestone Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Name: Firestone Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Variety:100% Cabernet Sauvignon 
Year: 2010
Region: Santa Ynez Valley

Country: United States
Price: $10.95
Critic review (Says wine makers notes, couldn't find a critic review): As Santa Ynez Valley's first estate winery, Firestone helped pioneer viticulture in this quiet, rural area. The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon is rich, dark and weighty with mocha, cola, berries, vanilla and spice.
My review: It had an initial slight blackberries smell and another fruit I couldn't quite place, maybe some cherries slightly. It had a peppery smell and was just a very rich full body smell like it over took my nose. Upon tasting it was peppery and I felt like the middle of it didn't have much body but the finish was very over powering and I did not like it. Although, I then tried the wine with our steak dinner (same as previous wine's dinner of steak and potatoes with my dad) and it was MUCH better with the steak, it was almost crazy how much the steak changed the finish and I actually liked it. So, I wouldn't drink this wine on it's own, but I would definitely have it with steak again.