Vinous - Score: 91 (2019 September)

Brilliant violet. Smoky and expansive on the nose, displaying ripe dark berry, licorice and violet aromas and a hint of cracked pepper. Sweet, seamless and smooth on the palate, offering pliant black and blue fruit and floral pastille flavors and a sweetening suggestion of cola. Becomes nervier with air and finishes spicy and long, with slow-building tannins adding shape and grip.