This wine's top notes showcase sweet cocoa, charred fireplace embers and roasted summer fruits. The underlying concentration is notable, even if the flavors only develop into a modest finish. There is some bottle age here, as evidenced by the leather and tobacco notes, and the oak is more pronounced than the fruit. This is an ambitious wine but it's starting to unravel. The slightly dry, stripped tannins deliver a slightly raspy finish. Drink up.

— Published (3/16/2023)