Allen Meadows - Score: 90-92 (2022 January)

Here too the ripe nose is attractively spicy though with more earth influence on the nicely fresh aromas of various dark berries, plum and cassis. The relatively supple middle weight flavors possess good vibrancy though the dusty finish is borderline drying. Like the Barreaux, this may well be due to the abundant gas though here it's less obvious that is the potential problem.