Deep, shimmering scarlet. A complex, highly perfumed bouquet displays spice-tinged raspberry liqueur, cherry and floral pastille scents, plus a deeper cola accent and a hint of smoky minerality. Silky and seamless on the palate, offering expansive red and blue fruit, floral pastille and spicecake flavors supported by a core of juicy acidity. Shows impressive delineation and finishes very long and minerally, with smooth tannins and an echo of candied flowers and cherry.
93 Wine Spectator
Expressive and refined, with violet and savory black tea aromas that open to sleekly layered cherry, river stone and spice flavors. Drink now through 2025.
93 Wine Enthusiast
Clear and resonant Bing cherry fruit is highlighted with rather delicate aromas of lavender and moist earth. The use of native yeast and a pleasingly light application of new French oak (22%) keep all the details in view, and the wine persists with a firm spine of steely minerality through a lingering, yet restrained, finish.