Aged for 19 months in 65% French oak barrels, this 2022 wine opens with enticing blue fruit notes, blackberry preserves, and toasty oak spices. The palate reveals fantastic dark-toned fruit with impressive depth, layering the mid-palate with excellent intensity. The fruit is beautifully balanced by well-integrated, velvet-textured tannins, framed by a pleasing, grippy tension. A very focused and structured wine, it delivers a classic expression of its vintage, showcasing precision, depth, elegance, and balance even at 15.5% alcohol. (JC)