It offers restrained notes of game, smoked meat, earth, blackberry and blackcurrant

liqueurs, yeast, marmite - toast plus whiffs of dried lavender, cedar and bark.

Very crisp, very tight and very firm, this taut medium - bodied wine is still all

structure at this stage, going very long and earthy in the finish. RP2010

It displays a very deep garnet - purple color and profoundly earthy / gamey aromas

over black cherry preserves, creme de cassis plus scents of leather, pencil

shavings, Mediterranean herbs, black truffles, underbrush and black olives. The

elegant, medium - bodied palate is tightly - knit and led by structure with a high

level of grainy tannins, very high acid and a long earthy finish. Approachable

now, it should continue to evolve and drink to 2025+. RP2012