Estimate
More refined and elegant, with classic Cabernet Sauvignon on the nose and palate...black currant, tobacco, pencil shavings, violet and wild herb qualities that flow to a full-bodied, concentrated and seamlessly textured 2010 that has juicy acidity, excellent mid-palate concentration and masses of finely polished tannin on the finish...
...dark and fragrant, satiny in the mouth, with appealing flavors of plum, cassis and red licorice. Smooth and lingering...
...almost port-like aromas of blueberry liqueur, dark cherry and spices. Then sweet, supple and large-scaled but with a distinctly silky texture in spite of its firm acidity. Fine-grained dark berry and spice flavors are joined by spicy oak on the long, building finish. As much savory as sweet on the back end.
Broad and spicy, with a layer of prickly tannins wound around a generous core of currant and blackberry fruit, hinting at bay leaf as the finish lingers expressively...