Good dark red. Reticent on the nose, but already boasts plenty of incipient complexity to its scents of red berries, flowers, tobacco, linden leaf and underbrush; like an infusion of dried plants. Silky on entry, then...
Good dark red. Reticent on the nose, but already boasts plenty of incipient complexity to its scents of red berries, flowers, tobacco, linden leaf and underbrush; like an infusion of dried plants. Silky on entry, then dense, juicy and light on its feet in the middle palate, with firm acidity giving thrust to its explosive fruit. Spreads out on the powerful, very long finish, showing firm tannins but no hardness. This should ultimately merit an even higher score. - ST