This wine is asphalt black in color, with a reserved fruit nose that offers bits of black plum, licorice, violet and sweet spice. There’s a generosity to the palate that is decadent and beguiling, but there’s just enough restraint via velvety tannins and medium acidity to give this wine longevity as well as drinkability. It has extraction without heaviness. The end sum is a balance of New World succulence with Old World rigor. The finish is long and savory, with a compelling complexity that is best enjoyed with food, yet it is perfectly compelling and drinkable on its own. Drink no through 2019.

— Published (6/11/2015)