Estimate
...comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant black cherries, mulberries and boysenberries notes plus suggestions of pencil shavings, cigar box and cardamom. Medium to full bodied, the palate has an exhilarating, fantastically fine-grained texture, with seamless freshness and bags of black fruit flavors, finishing with a lively herbal lift.
...laced with the essence of black cherry, plum, scorched earth, new leather, smoke and gravel. Powerful and virile in feel, the 2017 speaks with a very strong voice. There is so much going on here...
...one of the more classic, almost Bordeaux-like reds in the lineup. Offering loads of cassic, currants, tobacco, and cedary herbs, this beauty hits the palate with beautiful fruit, a layered, ripe texture, sweet tannins, and a great, great finish. This cuvée comes from a plot of very old vines and is a rock star of a barrel sample.