Estimate
... sports an incipiently complex bouquet of toasty oak, pencil lead, exotic spices, incense, violets, and black currant, and blackberry. Structured and styled much like a classified growth Medoc, it has the balance to evolve...
Still a touch tight, but dense, focused and layered, with well-integrated structure laying underneath the loam, blackberry, espresso, tobacco and sage notes. The long finish has nice drive, with the loam edge stretching out.
Deep... with blackberry, cassis and prune aromas. The palate is super rich and concentrated, and frankly a bit heady. Flavors of burnt brown sugar, toast, tobacco, pepper and baked berry fruits are delicious...
Sexy, highly perfumed aromas of raspberry, cherry compote and potpourri, made more complex by notes of musky herbs and tobacco.... Finishes with noteworthy length, clarity and a juicy red fruit character, and with very soft tannins.