While this is not overtly exotic the expressive, fresh and wonderfully layered nose is clearly quite ripe with no secondary nuances in evidence on the elegant white fruit, floral, spice and sandalwood-infused aromas. Despite the notably ripeness there is a cool, even reserved mouth feel to the muscular, powerful, concentrated and intense big-bodied flavors that coat the palate with sappy dry extract, all wrapped in an explosive, long and well-balanced finale. What is interesting about this wine is that even with all of the power and punch there is absolutely no sense of undue weight or heaviness. For my taste this has just arrived at its peak though it should continue to hold for at least another decade. Tasted twice with recently with largely consistent notes.

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