Vinous Comment - Score: 93 (2016 March)

Vivid purple. Heady, complex aromas of ripe dark berries, incense, pungent flowers and licorice develop a smoky mineral quality that gains volume as the wine opens up. Stains the palate with sweet, concentrated blackberry and cassis flavors sharpened and given spine by juicy acidity. The impressively long, focused finish emphatically echoes the floral and mineral notes and lingers with impressive, floral-dominated persistence.