Estimate
...a wine of power and density... The fruit tones veer toward dark purple and black, with plum and wild blackberries. There are earthy tones as well, with potting soil and iron ore.
...cherry and plum flavors. Flourishing notes of iron, tobacco and black pepper add detail, while the dusty, nervous tannins emerge on the long finish...has all the components in the right place.
...scents of black cherries, anise, red curry, fresh-picked oregano, a gorgeous base of soil tones, coffee bean, a hint of road tar, gamebird and a topnote of distant bonfire on the evening breeze. On the palate the wine is precise, complex and full-bodied, with seamless balance, a great core, superb mineral undertow and grip, laser-like focus and a long, complex and ripely tannic finish.
Dark spice, camphor and forest floor aromas mingle together in the glass with a whiff of graphite. The burly palate is rather lean on fruit richness, offering dried cherry, steeped prune and star anise alongside close-grained tannins that grip the close.