Tasting note

There is ample wood and menthol present on the dark cherry, earth and saddle leather suffused nose where a very subtle hint of volatile acidity arises. I like the mouth feel to the medium-bodied and ultra-suave flavors thanks mostly to the notably fine-grained tannins, all wrapped in a very firm, serious, powerful and youthfully austere finish. This is one of those wines that isn't technically perfect yet has many other positive attributes and if you're not sensitive to VA then you may find this somewhat more interesting than I did.

Score: 91

Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, April 2017