Description / Reviews
"122yo vines, hand-picked over 5 weeks, open-fermented, 8 days on skins, fermentation finished in new French and American puncheons, matured for 30 months in those barrels. Wears its heart on its sleeve, but there's no shame in that when it has a proud record of success for its opulent purple and black fruits and deft oak handling." - 97 Points, James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion
"Inky ruby. Dark berries, cherry, vanilla, exotic spices and pipe tobacco qualities on the pungent nose, which takes on a smoky nuance as the wine opens up. Offers palate-coating blackcurrant, bitter cherry and licorice flavors that show impressive depth and building suggestions of candied flowers and fruitcake. The broad, persistent finish features repeating floral and smoke notes. The velvety tannins add shape and grip. (Drink between 2022-2030)" - 95 Points, Josh Raynolds, Vinous
