very generously wooded nose frames very ripe yet wonderfully fresh and expressive notes of cassis, plum, black currant and a broad array of spice nuances. There is a highly seductive mouth feel to the velvet-textured, powerful and robust big-bodied flavors that display plenty of both muscle and minerality on the exceptionally persistent finish. As one might reasonably expect this will need plenty of cellar time and would not make an especially good choice for early consumption.