Opened while watching the Cleveland Browns lose again. I needed something strong that wouldn't make me try to hard. While this fit the bill, in fact, this will be a couple or few points better in a five years. Purple inc olor. The nose has black raspberries, white pepper, slight roasted meats and spice. On the palate, black raspberries and roasted meats carry thru. A bit of spice. Deep but tightly packed. Juicy acidity. Delicious. Nice finish.
This was opened as part of #BrownsSuckWinesDont. While watching the Browns move to 1-29 over the last two seasons, I console myself drinking great bottles. This one was no exception. Pop and pour, it took about 30 minutes to get going and kept improving from there. Purple in color. The nose is gorgeous with black raspberries, violets, black pepper, roasted meats and graphite. Deep and complex on the nose. On the palate, this is both contemplativve and delicious. Black raspberries, slight bacon fat, slight black olive, leather, smoke and char. Great lush texture. This is a big wine
