Notes:

Burghound (Allen Meadows) 91. Outstanding.

“Here too there is enough wood and menthol characters to remark upon framing the denser if less elegant aromas of red cherry, dark raspberry and forest floor nuances. There is excellent volume and mid-palate concentration with an abundance of dry extract that does a nice job of buffering the noticeably firmer tannic spine shaping the powerful, youthfully austere and ever-so-mildly rustic finale. At least some patience strongly advised.” (April, 2018)

Vinous Media (Stephen Tanzer) 90-92

“Bright, dark red. Medicinal black cherry, spices, licorice and a whiff of game on the nose. The richest, sweetest and most pliant of these 2016s, showing the best palate presence and volume of the range but still youthfully backward. Finishes with dark fruit and licorice notes, substantial dusty tannins and saliva-inducing salinity. This wine will need aging but even today it's neither dry nor hard on the back end.” (January, 2018)