Allen Meadows - Score: 92 (2012 Jan.)

An attractively complex nose of fresh red and black raspberry, plum and pungent earth introduces rich, round and fleshy medium weight plus flavors that possess excellent density but also relatively fine supporting tannins that add shape to the strikingly long finish. While not a wine of finesse, this is certainly finer than it usually is because while the finish is robust, it's not rustic.