An attractive bouquet of black plum, smoke, herbs, mocha—even a graphite note—opens this juicy but solidly built wine. Chocolate and herb accents add palate interest, the feel is comfortably plump, but with an underlying firmness and some slightly prickly back-end tannins. Good now, and will improve over the next year or two.

An attractive bouquet of black plum, smoke, herbs, mocha—even a graphite note—opens this juicy but solidly built wine. Chocolate and herb accents add palate interest, the feel is comfortably plump, but with an underlying firmness and some slightly prickly back-end tannins. Good now, and will improve over the next year or two.

An attractive bouquet of black plum, smoke, herbs, mocha—even a graphite note—opens this juicy but solidly built wine. Chocolate and herb accents add palate interest, the feel is comfortably plump, but with an underlying firmness and some slightly prickly back-end tannins. Good now, and will improve over the next year or two.

An attractive bouquet of black plum, smoke, herbs, mocha—even a graphite note—opens this juicy but solidly built wine. Chocolate and herb accents add palate interest, the feel is comfortably plump, but with an underlying firmness and some slightly prickly back-end tannins. Good now, and will improve over the next year or two.