Estimate
Expressive and refined, with vibrant raspberry and rose petal aromas that open to elegantly complex cherry and black tea flavors, building tension toward polished tannins.
Smoky, mineral- and spice-accented cherry and dark berry aromas show very good clarity... Sweet and expansive on the palate, offering juicy black raspberry, cherry cola, licorice and floral pastille flavors that firm up slowly on the back half...finishes very long and spicy, with a lingering cherry note and dusty, slowly building tannins.
...balanced and elegant, with a deft mix of citrus and berry-cherry fruit, lightly detailed with Mediterranean herbs. There's a touch of cilantro in particular, and a suggestion of chocolate from aging in one-third new French oak.