Muscular, silky, restraint.
Bacon fat dripping on charcoal briquettes, toasted brown spices and tobacco, rainforest floor, and a muddle of dried violets and wild red berries best describes the nose on this wine. It is a more muscular style yet has a silky entry -- then dry powdery tannins kick in mid-palate and cling through the finish. There is a lot of restraint and compression on the palate still; the tannins still hold great influence.
I would recommend decanting now, or holding this wine for a few years more.
Pair: Grilled wild salmon, roast beef, slow cooked beef brisket or a caramelized onion and wild mushroom pizza.
The new label on this wine is not depicted in the attached photo.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 29th, 2017