Allen Meadows - Score: 93 (2017 January)

Noticeable wood and menthol nuances are present on the strikingly spicy, cool and distinctly more floral-inflected nose that consists mostly of red berry and plum scents. The robust and muscular medium-bodied plus flavors possess plenty of muscle yet the dense supporting tannins remain relatively fine on the moderately complex, austere and hugely long finish. This serious and very firm effort is definitely going to require extended cellaring and in particular to develop a bit more depth, which if it does my rating may prove to be overly conservative.