An exuberantly spicy nose offers up notes of ripe red and black raspberry, anise, tea and plenty of floral elements that are also trimmed in just enough wood to notice. The medium-bodied flavors are round and very rich with evident power, all wrapped in a tightly wound and more energetic finish where a touch of salinity arises. This youthfully austere effort could also use better depth, but the underlying material would appear to be more than sufficient for that to occur over time. Excellent development potential here.
Allen Meadows' Burghound
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