Allen Meadows - Score: 91-94 (2020 January)

This too is restrained to the point of being all but mute as the nose only grudgingly divulges its aromas of softly spicy and floral purple fruit. The lush and generously proportioned flavors possess very good volume and power as well as mouthcoating texture where the dry extract does a good job of buffering the firm tannins shaping the muscular, serious and youthfully austere finish. Patience essential.