...Intensely mineral and pointed, the 2010 is endowed with stunning minerality, energy and tension. This is a huge wine with little of the early appeal of many other vintages. Accordingly, it needs considerable time in the cellar.
... ripe but lively aromas of black raspberry and licorice... rich, deep and fine-grained, but with integrated acidity restraining the sweetness of the plush raspberry and graphite flavors. This huge wine finishes long and strong...
Explosive fruit is framed by cedary oak, with a core of blackberry and wild berry flavors that are firmly tannic and shaded by an espressomocha flavor that adds dimension.