The alcohol is a point or so lower than 2016's, but if anything the wine is even better. Dusty aromatics conjure up soft scents of barnyard and earth. The flavors are built upon ripe cherry fruit and fine tannins, streaked with tea, tobacco and graphite. There's just enough lemony acidity to complete a perfectly structured wine that's ready already, but that can be cellared for up to a decade.
The alcohol is a point or so lower than 2016's, but if anything the wine is even better. Dusty aromatics conjure up soft scents of barnyard and earth. The flavors are built upon ripe cherry fruit and fine tannins, streaked with tea, tobacco and graphite. There's just enough lemony acidity to complete a perfectly structured wine that's ready already, but that can be cellared for up to a decade.
The alcohol is a point or so lower than 2016's, but if anything the wine is even better. Dusty aromatics conjure up soft scents of barnyard and earth. The flavors are built upon ripe cherry fruit and fine tannins, streaked with tea, tobacco and graphite. There's just enough lemony acidity to complete a perfectly structured wine that's ready already, but that can be cellared for up to a decade.
The alcohol is a point or so lower than 2016's, but if anything the wine is even better. Dusty aromatics conjure up soft scents of barnyard and earth. The flavors are built upon ripe cherry fruit and fine tannins, streaked with tea, tobacco and graphite. There's just enough lemony acidity to complete a perfectly structured wine that's ready already, but that can be cellared for up to a decade.