Allen Meadows - Score: 96 (2021 October)

A brooding if broad-ranging nose features notes of green fruit, white flowers, iodine, ocean breeze and a touch of mineral reduction that is also trimmed in just enough wood to mention. The rich, powerful and very concentrated broad-shouldered flavors are pungently saline, indeed this is almost salty, while the focused and driving finish also delivers huge persistence. This almost painfully intense effort is also indisputably built-to-age and a wine that will also need a minimum of 10 years of cellaring to be approachable.