Here the more reticent nose isn’t as elegant though it is more complex with its layered blend of red and dark pinot fruit, anise and discreet earth and floral wisps where the herbal tea character is a bit more prominent. The supple and highly seductive medium weight flavors possess excellent depth and persistence on the mildly austere and lightly stony finale. This is already appealing and several years of cellaring should only enhance its attractiveness. Excellent.








