This wine has a jet-black core. Its unusual and exotic nose is effusive, with notes of roasted game, licorice and rotting herbs alongside prune and fig. The massively ripe-fruit flavors are sure to make this a love-it-or-leave-it sort of sipper. The midpalate is round thanks to the wine’s suavely integrated acidity, while firm, lightly crunchy tannins contribute the structure and carry the wine into a generous finish with lingering complexity. Drink now through 2019.

— Published (6/11/2015)