The nose opens on ripe blackberry fruit aromas, joined on airing by notes of roasted coffee beans and black pepper. From a highly expressive attack on the black fruit found on the nose, the peppery notes that emerged with airing return on a midpalate which combines power with heft. The finish lingers on an intense array of black fruit, spice, and roasted coffee bean flavors.
TASTING NOTES:
Some black beans, olives and fennel spice to the blackcurrants. Juicy, medium- to full-bodied, with a fleshy mid-palate, fine-grained tannins and a fresh finish. Pretty fruit in the finish.
- James Suckling, 92 pts.
Compact and savory, this version slowly reveals dusky rose petal and mineral accents built on a structured core of black cherry and plum. Finishes with precise tannins and nice length. Best after 2026.
- Wine Spectator, 90 pts.
