Well-crafted, with a good, deep color and classic aromas of blackcurrants, cassis, green olives and a smoky layer of sweetly charred oak. Drinks rich and ripe, with pronounced berry flavors that are wrapped in dry, dusty tannins. Soft acids make it round and supple in the mouth, but limit its ageability. —S.H.
Well-crafted, with a good, deep color and classic aromas of blackcurrants, cassis, green olives and a smoky layer of sweetly charred oak. Drinks rich and ripe, with pronounced berry flavors that are wrapped in dry, dusty tannins. Soft acids make it round and supple in the mouth, but limit its ageability. —S.H.
Well-crafted, with a good, deep color and classic aromas of blackcurrants, cassis, green olives and a smoky layer of sweetly charred oak. Drinks rich and ripe, with pronounced berry flavors that are wrapped in dry, dusty tannins. Soft acids make it round and supple in the mouth, but limit its ageability. —S.H.