[93–94 Pts] An expansive bouquet evokes ripe black/blue fruits and smoky bacon, along with suggestions of olive paste, licorice and dark chocolate. Offers deeply concentrated, smoke- and spice-accented blackberry liqueur and bitter cherry flavors that show excellent delineation. A mineral nuance builds with air. Finishes broad and spicy, with building tannins and a sexy, strongly persistent floral note. -J.R.
