Estimate
High toned in a rose petal aroma, the palate of this wine is bright in acidity yet medium in build and complex. The concentration of the vintage is on full display in velvety layers of raspberry and strawberry coated in nutmeg and Asian spice.
...with terrific notes of black raspberries, strawberries, sassafras, bay leaves, and flowers, it’s medium-bodied, lightly textured, yet fresh and focused on the palate, with good acidity and fine tannin...complex, nuanced...
A more deeply pitched nose combines notes of ripe plum and dark currant with those of spice and violet. There is good volume and mid-palate fat to the plump and round middle weight flavors that possess a caressing mouth feel, all wrapped in an attractively complex, moderately firm and sneaky long finale...