Estimate
It has some crazy Bien Nacido white and black peppery notes as well as beautiful black and blue fruits, some gamey, bacon fat, cedar, and violet notes, medium to full-bodied richness, a round, layered mouthfeel, beautiful tannins, and a great finish.
It's savory and reminiscent of the Rhône on the nose, with scents of chargrilled meats, olives, garrigue and cracked pepper complementing a deep core of blackcurrant fruit. The full-bodied palate has a concentrated core of fruit, offering tempered ripeness and stony mineral character. It has a structural harmony of velvety tannins and vibrant acidity and a long, layered finish.
...peppery herbs, bacon fat and black currants forming its classic Rhône-like bouquet...sweeps across the palate with grace, mixing ripe black fruits and mineral tones under an air of violet inner florals...tapers off long and savory, just gently tannic, leaving a mentholated freshness and a pleasantly bitter twang that lingers on.
A racy red with a superb nose of cassis, blueberries, incense, dried thyme, black olives, grilled meat and baking spices. It's full-bodied with fine-grained tannins. Velvety texture here, with such controlled power. It's funneled, precise and focused. Inky character with bright blue fruit and a vast array of spices on the palate. Long finish.
...dense aromas of black raspberry jam and charred pine on the nose...palate brings suave flavors of toasted graham cracker and rich berry fruits...