Glass-staining ruby. Potent, expansive red fruit preserve, incense and potpourri scents show superb focus and pick up exotic spice and smoky mineral elements as the wine opens up. Densely packed raspberry, lavender pastille and spicecake flavors show unlikely vibrancy thanks to a core of tangy acidity, which drives the rich fruit on the back half. Closes extremely long, sweet and smooth, with an emphatic echo of juicy red fruit and candied flowers and outstanding, gently tannic persistence.