Holy Crap Batman, after reading my original posts, I clearly had too much wine!
As for the wood, you guys are right that is some hard stuff! As for the aroma, (ignore the wine snob, please) I think it has a wonderful bouquet, a cross between oak and mesquite, with a slight hint of hickory. I think that it will go excellent with a tri-tip (I believe that this weekends menu has just been updated to include a tri-tip. I feel sorry for you folks that struggle to find one!)
More later!