(from an enormous 7.5 ha monopole planted in the early 1950s). A brooding but notably ripe nose of dark cherry and pungent earth aromas slides gracefully into strikingly rich and tautly muscular big-bodied flavors that possess praiseworthy concentration. There is plenty of underlying tension and energy to the mouth coating and very serious finish that displays only a touch of rusticity. This overtly robust effort will, as is usually the case, require plenty of bottle age. 92/2023+