Sunday, April 4, 2021 - Light bricking at the edge, garnet core.
Opens up aromatically after about an hour. Cassis, tobacco, red fruit, espresso, and a bit of tomato leaf.
On the palate, this is still solidly structured. Plenty of grippy tannin, fruit, and acidity to keep it in check.
Ultimately, this is great now with a ribeye or some aged cheddar. It will likely peak once the tannin settles. When that may be, who knows. I’d enjoy now and for the next 5-10 years for the power and perhaps longer if more subtly emerges.