Thursday, November 9, 2017 - Damn, this wine just speaks to me.
From the first whiff, I was sold. Decanted for 90 minutes, drank over next hour. SMOOTH is the thought I kept having.
A nicely balanced wine that developed depth and complexity in the glass.
The 20% touch of Petite Syrah works wonders here, adding aromatics and a taming of the fruit.
For such a young wine, this will improve with some cellar time.
Of the three vintages I have tasted (12,13,14), this is right up there with 12 in my opinion. But lets be real- this wine, no matter the vintage, is next level tasty.
96 with upside. I think Antonio didn't give this wine enough props in his rating.