Good medium red. Deep aromas of cherry, chocolate and minerals. Juicy and firmly built, with ripe acids and underlying spice character framing and lifting the base notes of dark cherry, smoke and chocolate. Finishes with chewy, dusty tannins and late notes of licorice and truffley underbrush. 90 Points, Stephen Tanzer's Int'l Cellar
Here the wood is very generous and borders on being intrusive as it presently dominates the blue and black fruit that introduces rich, full and suave flavors possess a mouth coating texture and finer tannins than usual on the admirably long finish. As noted, this is generously oaked but appears to have the mid-palate density to eventually eat it though I suspect there will always be a textural impact. Benefit of the doubt awarded. 89-92 Points, Allen Meadows' Burghound
Pure and focused, displaying red cherry, raspberry and mineral flavors. This has verve and energy, with a vibrant structure and a long, finely tannic finish. Best from 2011 through 2021. 200 cases imported. 91 Points, The Wine Spectator (May 2009)
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