Estimate
...boasts an enormously rich nose of black fruits, subtle vanilla, smoke, and a hint of graphite. Extremely full-bodied, thick, and prodigious...
... the bouquet is spotlessly clean, with potent, powerful black fruit aromas which have absorbed the oak; the palate is crammed with blackberry fruit, the oak once again in the background, finishing with long, persistent tannins...
Dark, dense and chewy, a bit surly now but it has surprisingly bright raspberry and cherry flavors at the core despite the rough texture. Needs time to sort itself out; should be a beauty. Best after 2006. 180 cases imported.