A deft application of wood can be found on the pretty and fresher nose of black cherry, raspberry, violet and a whiff of spice top note. Again there is excellent richness to the relatively full-bodied flavors that brim with unusually good amounts of dry extract in the context of the vintage, all wrapped around a lightly mineral and cherry pit-inflected finish. Like the Noirots, this isn`t particularly refined but it doesn`t lack for personality. 89-92 points