A very pretty and ultra-fresh nose offers up airy, cool and elegant liqueur-like aromas of essence of red cherry that are cut with a plenitude of floral, spice and earth nuances that are trimmed in just enough wood to notice. The mouthfeel of the medium-bodied, tautly muscular and even more mineral-driven flavors is relatively refined while delivering superb length on the almost painfully intense and beautifully delineated finish. This is also built-to-age but as is usually the case, this is a combination of finesse and punch where it will mature on balance. This too is textbook.
Allen Meadows - Score: 92-95 (2019 Jan.)
A very pretty and ultra-fresh nose offers up airy, cool and elegant liqueur-like aromas of essence of red cherry that are cut with a plenitude of floral, spice and earth nuances that are trimmed in just enough wood to notice. The mouthfeel of the medium-bodied, tautly muscular and even more mineral-driven flavors is relatively refined while delivering superb length on the almost painfully intense and beautifully delineated finish. This is also built-to-age but as is usually the case, this is a combination of finesse and punch where it will mature on balance. This too is textbook.