Second bottle (first one was flawed). This bottle was dry, dry, dry, dry... Ya, I know... Italy and all. But the dusty cedar-driven frame really made for an imposing barrier for the fruit to make any…
Well... I gotta keep it real ya'll. Here I was all ready to seek out more of these as soon as I was gonna give this bottle a spin tonight, and wouldn't cha know it... This thing was stricter than a…
Even more filled-out than my previous bottle last year, the 2015 was rocking-out all sorts of dark berry and dusty spice goodness. A double decant with a double filtering of sediment (to which there…
Red currant, red and black cherry, muddled strawberry, cassis, dusty cedar, unsmoked cigar/tobacco, dry black soil, Christmas spice, and some subtle herbs. Fantastic acidity that is deftly balanced…
Black cherry, black currant, black raspberry, black plum, Chinese five spice, anise, tobacco leaf, sandstone, and some leather. At once, dark, unctuous, and just slightly thick, and then effortless…
