Estimate
...elegant, floral Grenache-dominated nose with a red-fruited core, red spices and mineral tension that is genuinely focused. A semi-carbonic feeling adds to the freshness that comes out on the nose and palate...the finish is filled in with touches of Syrah's subtle spice tones. It's seductively beautiful, with an elegant but big-shouldered finish.
...aromas leap out of the glass, with notes of funk, ash, soot, potpourri, coarsely ground black pepper and peat...panoply of rich fruit, savory and floral flavors follow, continuing seamlessly through the near-endless flower- and smoked meat-filled finish.
Intense, grenache flowers and red fruit lead the nose with some iron-like, cabernet influence, as well as cassis. The palate is more about the cabernet and syrah with a spine of structure, carrying still quite lacy, red and blue fruit. Quite unique.
Plump with personality yet effortlessly complex, offering floral cherry and stony iron aromas paired with pepper and bacon flavors that glide toward refined tannins.