Spring flowers, blueberries, raspberries and lots of crushed, chalky rocks are all present in the striking but restrained aromatics. The wine hits the palate with a crescendo of power and richness as well as unctuous texture, but then closes down as the tannins assert themselves. This very promising, uncompromisingly classic wine...
Extremely primary nose offers blackberry liqueur, licorice, bitter chocolate and minerals. Densely packed and tightly coiled, with a strong mineral underpinning and limestone lift to the flavors of blackberry, licorice and violet.
Quite lush, with well-layered fig, blackberry and currant confiture notes stitched with broad swaths of dark cocoa and black licorice. The finish is hefty, but the structure is fine-grained, so this should mellow in the cellar.