91 | Dark fruit with subtle marine flecks. Is there some merlot ticket away in the blend? The palate is bold, open frames and juicy with an outer shell of tannin.
89 | Cedar/cigarbox, mellowing leafy characters, and there's a twinge of acidity that runs through the palate. Redcurrant. Very firm.
92 | tobacco, crunchy blackberry skin, and spiced plums, tannic and firm and will likely do better with time in bottle, still youthful and will benefit from cellar aging. give it time to come around
93 | Quite restrained on the nose with a little red fruit as well as black. Palate isn't particularly powerful but has a fine coating of ripe tannins. Not a blockbuster but very pretty.
