Always a privilege to be able to taste one of the worlds great wines and also one of my personal favorites. This is drinking very well at only 7 years from vintage and was quite open and much more accessible than a taste a few years ago. Ruby in color, slight purple at the core. The nose has some barnyard going along with black raspberries and white pepper. The barnyard is well under control though I would still look for well stored bottles if buying now. Complex and layered on the palate with boysenberry fruit and earth and minerals. Slightly drying but in a good way that is quite interesting. A flash of sour cherries on the finish. I loved this wine and there might be some upside as it develops over the next two decades.
Grade:
A+
Score:
97
Vintage:
2018
