Allen Meadows - Score: 86-89 (2020 January)

A ripe, fresh and attractively layered nose blends notes of various dark berries and plum with those of discreet violet and oak nuances. There is fine richness, and particularly so for a wine from the Hautes Côtes, to the sleek and appealingly textured middle weight flavors that offer both good depth and persistence on the ever-so-slightly warm finale. This is a quality effort for its level and worth checking out.