Allen Meadows - Score: 95 (2018 April)

This is now just starting to display some secondary development with really lovely complexity on the earthy and ripe dark berry fruit and dried floral/spice aromas. There is a beguiling sweetness to the round, intense and still somewhat muscular flavors that display a discreet minerality on the wonderfully long, mouth coating and enveloping finale. This is a wine of harmony and balance and thanks to the underlying reserve of material should be capable of living for years. I should note that some bottles seem a bit more developed than others and while it could be drunk now with pleasure I would advise holding for a bit longer. Tasted several times with consistent results with respect to quality though not necessarily in terms of bottle evolution.