91Points

“(aged for 16 months in a combination of French and American oak barrels and released after two years of bottle age) Bright violet. Spicy black and blue fruits, pungent flowers, roasted coffee and a hint of vanilla on the deeply perfumed nose. Juicy and expansive in the mouth, offering concentrated blackberry and bitter cherry flavors that turn sweeter on the back half. The vanilla and cherry notes linger on the spicy, persistent finish, which is shaped by supple, even tannins.”