Allen Meadows - Score: 94 (2015 January)

A strikingly spicy nose of primarily black pinot fruit enjoys added depth in the form of sandalwood, anise, clove, hoisin, floral and cinnamon nuances. The velvety and caressing middle weight plus flavors possess both excellent volume and phenolic ripeness to the structural elements that also possess beautiful balance on the mouth coating and gorgeously lengthy finish. This is a very classy but powerful and robust effort that should amply repay longer-term cellaring.