Contains 67% To Kalon Vineyard fruit. Still a baby. Closed, brooding, very deep, very dry. Fabulous cassis fruit, a huge wine. Lots of delicious, sweet new oak. Superbly balanced, impressive. *Cellar Selection*

Bright dark red with ruby highlights. Aromas of black cherry, cassis and graphite minerality, plus hints of Band-Aid and leather. Broad, dark and powerful on entry, then a bit sauvage and brooding in the middle palate, showing a touch of leathery/gamey rusticity to its black fruit, licorice, menthol and mineral flavors. As much savory as sweet, this dense, powerful, still-youthful wine boasts excellent density, depth and inner-mouth lift. Serious ripe, dusty tannins spread out to saturate the tongue, teeth and cheeks. Quite powerful in a Left Bank way - and probably not best suited for the faint of heart. (ST)

Excellent, showing tannic flex, with cedary cigar box notes amid a strong array of dark berry flavors. (JL, Web-2016)