which slowly opens to graphite, warm spice and cocoa nib. Mirroring the landscape surrounding the vineyard blocks, aromatic bay leaf and Madrone add further punctuation to the vivid fruit character in the wine. The palate is generous and supple on the entry, showing ripe dark fruit and an exuberant lift of blood orange and pomegranate — a nod to the freshness of the wine. The finish is laden with graphite, chalky tannins and the ever-persistent bay notes that ground this wine so firmly in the Al