...an amazing effort, possessing multiple layers of fruit, sweet tannin...no herbaceousness, astringency, or thinness...an amazing tour de force in winemaking for the vintage.
Dark, ripe, rich and intense, with a complex and persistent beam of black cherry, blackberry, currant, anise and sage, turning floral, picking up hints of plum and chocolate.
..aromas of black cherry, blueberry, licorice, shoe polish and violet. Extremely primary and dense...Finishes with very fine tannins, and persistent, slow-building flavors...nothing about this wine to suggest that it's from a mediocre year.