Boldly colored in the glass, this wine retreats on the bouquet. The palate is a bit more forthcoming in flavors of black cherry, blueberry and kirsch, revealing added layers of Mirin, oat bread and toasted hazelnuts with time. There’s no shortage of fruit concentration and sheer muscular might—this is a big wine, and it lets you know it. Still, it is well-integrated, showing it has the potential to age. Drink now–2021.

— Published (2/26/2018)