Decanted for 2 hours.
Colour: Dark garnet core, light brown rim.
Nose: Violet, black raspberry, black cherry, animal notes (not to barnyard extend), meaty, forest floor, graphite, white flower.
Palate: Dry, full body, medium+ fine tannin, medium+ acidity. Black cherry, plum, mineral, crushed stone, cranberry, forest floor.
Finish: Medium finish, black fruits, saline, iron.
Score:83/100
Colour: Dark purple core
Nose: Very concentrated nose of mulberry, black raspberry, black cherry, spices. Can’t escape the dark fruits!
Palate: Full-bodied, medium+ acidity, medium tannins. Again very rich and concentrated, the array of dark fruits from the nose translated well onto the palate, along with touch of baking spices.
Finish: Medium+ length, spicy.
Score: 78/100
Changing up my scoring scheme, here is the updated one.
Price does not affect scores
0-49 = Terrible
50-59 = Bad
60-79 = Ok-Good
80-84 = Good
85-89 = Very Good
90-95 = Excellent
96-99 = Magnificent
100 = Legendary
Gets exponentially harder to score higher, only the exceptional ones deserves 90+.