This is brooding to the point of being almost inexpressive and only aggressive swirling coaxes smoky aromas of intensely earthy black currant, spice and game, all of which is trimmed in relatively generous wood. There is excellent volume and intensity to the tautly muscular flavors that brim with palate coating dry extract that also does a fine job of buffering the very firm core of ripe tannins on the impressively long finish. This is definitely a wine that is going to need bottle age to soften the structure.