Allen Meadows - Score: 92-94 (2021 January)

A brooding nose grudgingly offers up notes of plum, spice, dark berries and plenty of earth character, all of which is trimmed in oak nuances. The supple, more refined and well-detailed medium weight flavors possess a caressing mouthfeel though there is excellent intensity to the sappy, saline and equally long finale. This isn't quite as energetic as the Lavaut St. Jacques but there more overall depth.