From the Winemaker:
Highly perfumed, exotic floral aromas interspersed with dried herb, sweet mint, bay laurel, and pine resin savory notes. Black cherry, boysenberry, and blackberry fruit builds with a precise edge of slate and red minerals. Quite fruit-forward on the palate, riper, darker, and bolder than its 2014 predecessor. Sandalwood, pencil lead, and tobacco notes shine through along with a little blackcurrant leaf. Offers lovely balanced complexity. Power allied to elegance with lots of detailed nuance while always wonderfully drinkable. Round billowing tannins promise aging potential of 12+ years.
The wine has clearly defined mountain-grown, volcanic-soil markers: a fragrant essence, some dried mushroom and underbrush potpourri notes. But it’s the fruit core that really leads the charge — sweet, dark, plush, and chewy with an extended flavor delivery and a subtle, rising, energetic finish. Perfect to drink on release or to age for as long as you have the patience.
Age of Vines at Harvest: 16 YEARS
Barrel Aging: 20 MONTHS IN 75% NEW FRENCH OAK BARRELS FROM TONNELLERIES ACF AND ORION
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