Wednesday, January 18, 2023 - Bottle filled to high shoulder. Cork came out cleanly.
On the nose, wonderful tertiary aromatics--sandalwood, cardamom, balsam, allspice.
In the glass, shows unexpected significant bricking at the rim, but with a core of deep red. Aromas of red and black cherry and lingonberry forward, picking up big, deep tertiary aromatics mid-palate--waves of sandalwood, frankincense, cardamom, allspice and pine forest--with more of the same echoing aft.
Tannins resolved, but still present, providing a minerality knitting this all together on the palate. Absolutely ethereal.