Bursting with black cherry, black currant, violet and savory notes, this is concentrated, yet refined and lively. Exhibits ample flesh around the solid tannins, leaving a balanced impression on the long finish. Best from 2017 through 2028. – BS

A gorgeously spicy and beautifully layered nose offers up notably ripe aromas of violets, plum, cassis and warm earth. There is impressive volume to the full-bodied and opulently rich flavors that are blessed with an abundance of mouth coating sap that imparts a velvety mouth feel and pushes the very firm tannic spine to the background on the strikingly long and suave finish where a subtle touch of minerality surfaces. This is also a markedly ripe wine for the vintage and it should both repay extended cellaring but drink well young too. Drink: 2023+