Dark ruby in color. Fresh plummy aroma. Juicy and ripe red-fruit flavor, pleasant and easy to quaff, but startlingly short in the finish, seems to disappear as soon as you swallow. Black fruit and heady floral aromas, a whiff of violets. Ripe, juicy and tart fruit flavors, full, fresh and long.
Soft tannins suggest ageworthiness.
In order to maintain objectivity and avoid conflicts of interest, I purchase all the wines I rate at my own expense in retail stores.