This is an infant, but I have a couple of bottles and gave in to curiosity. Wonderful nose. Deep pure dark berries, and tremendously deep and complex earthy tones of warmed loamy gravel, almost a resiny herbal garrigue thing, and smoky balsa wood. So sniffable. On the palate, it’s quite coiled at present but still very drinkable. Surprising acids. Some chalky tannin in the finish. The back label says there’s an astringent note in finish and that’s true. But it’s quite pleasant and balanced by fruit. I hope I have the patience to wait at least 5 years for the next bottle. But damn this is nice now.
This is an infant, but I have a couple of bottles and gave in to curiosity. Wonderful nose. Deep pure dark berries, and tremendously deep and complex earthy tones of warmed loamy gravel, almost a resiny herbal garrigue thing, and smoky balsa wood. So sniffable. On the palate, it’s quite coiled at present but still very drinkable. Surprising acids. Some chalky tannin in the finish. The back label says there’s an astringent note in finish and that’s true. But it’s quite pleasant and balanced by fruit. I hope I have the patience to wait at least 5 years for the next bottle. But damn this is nice now.
1 person found it helpfulMar 4th, 2026
Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
