"Deep ruby with an amber rim. Brooding coffee and cocoa nuances complicate rich dark cherry and blackberry syrup on the nose. Large-scaled, dense and juicy, showing tactile flavors of dark berries and chocolate complemented by a note of underbrush. This long, smoothly tannic wine pulls off the neat trick of being a behemoth while staying light on its feet. Still, it needs a lot of time to show its best. I wouldn't touch a bottle for at least another five years but it may well go on for another two decades after that. -- Ian D'Agata"

A rich nose and a palate of kirsch and licorice drop flavors is underscored by tar-tinged minerality and accents of spice box and grilled herb in this medium- to full-bodied red. Dense tannins firm the fresh finish. Drink now through 2026. 333 cases made.