No problem at all getting the grapes rich and ripe, with scads of red and blackberry and stone-fruit flavors that go on forever into the finish. Yet the wine manages to keep this tremendous mouthful of fruit balanced and elegant through exquisitely fine tannins and judicious oak. A bit alcoholic and hot in the finish, but wears its size well.
No problem at all getting the grapes rich and ripe, with scads of red and blackberry and stone-fruit flavors that go on forever into the finish. Yet the wine manages to keep this tremendous mouthful of fruit balanced and elegant through exquisitely fine tannins and judicious oak. A bit alcoholic and hot in the finish, but wears its size well.
No problem at all getting the grapes rich and ripe, with scads of red and blackberry and stone-fruit flavors that go on forever into the finish. Yet the wine manages to keep this tremendous mouthful of fruit balanced and elegant through exquisitely fine tannins and judicious oak. A bit alcoholic and hot in the finish, but wears its size well.