“Opens with an aromatic wave of deep, intense fruit and spices such as black plums, blackberry pie filling, cassis, and anise, along with nutmeg, dark toast, and dried rose petals. The young energy in the nose is just as dramatic in the mouth with open, beautiful ripeness, mocha, briar fruit, pomegranate, baking spice, and ripe tannins that collectors will recognize as offering the promise of sensational things to come in the cellar. (RP, 98)