“... utterly refined and seamless example of the vintage. The bouquet is deep, bottomless and stunning, as it offers up scents of black raspberries, cassis, coffee bean, grilled meats, black minerality and a very stylish framing of new wood. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very, very pure on the attack, with excellent mid-palate depth, ripe, very fine-grained tannins and simply stunning length and grip on the endless and tangy finish. This is a very young wine that already shows most impressive complexity, but it will be a crime to even consider opening a bottle of this great wine before it has had at least a full decade in the cellar. Stunning potential. (Drink between 2020-2075)”

“Deep purplish crimson. Lift and playful note on the great big body of mass. Polished and shiny ... Great intensity ... very expansive finish.”

“Ruby-red. Wild, complex aromas of huckleberry, game, coffee, licorice, lavender and smoky oak. Wonderfully sweet and seamless, spreading out to saturate the entire palate with saline black fruit and mineral flavors. Boasts outstanding depth and a superb mounting finish featuring fine-grained tannins....”