Estimate
Bright cherry, framboise, sappy flowers, menthol, and spice box notes all emerge from the glass, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a tight, backward texture and a great finish.
...unwinding in the glass with notes of ripe cherries and berries that mingle with scents of peonies, exotic spices and loamy soil. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, multidimensional and velvety textured, with a deep and concentrated core, refined structuring tannins and a long, sapid finish.
The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins and beautifully balanced with vivid red berry fruit, plus a liberal sprinkling of white pepper on the finish. Excellent.
...spice, herbal tea and earth-infused red and dark currant-scented nose. Once again there is excellent energy to the broad-shouldered and intense flavors that possess the usual level of youthful austerity on the dusty, sneaky long and powerful though somewhat grippy finish.