An ultra-fresh and spicy nose flashes notes of earth, red and dark berries and only a touch of secondary character. The middle weight, intense and beautifully delineated flavors possess excellent focus and drive on the relatively powerful and tautly muscular finish. This is really quite impressive and this should age for years in magnum format, indeed it will need at least another 5 years and 10 would not be surprising. Tasted twice in large format with the last being in 2010. See also the review in 750 ml herein.