Allen Meadows - Score: 93-95 (2022 January)

Once again discreet wood frames the aromas of spiced plum, dark currant, anise, exotic tea and a whiff of kirsch. There is once again excellent intensity to the delicious and relatively supple mid-palate of the larger-bodied flavors that coat the palate with dry extract that helps to buffer the very firm tannic spine shaping the hugely long finale. Superb development potential here.