Tasting note

This is beginning to mellow into cherry, licorice and forest floor aromas and flavors, while its tannins, still firm, show signs of mellowing. Balanced and bright, with a lingering, tobacco-tinged aftertaste. Best from 2013 through 2033. Score - 93. (Bruce Sanderson, winespectator.com, Nov. 30, 2011)

full-bodied, tannic and pleasantly balanced by the acidity that perfectly balances the alcohol.