Smith Woodhouse, Vintage other_regions A wonderfully complex earthy and

A wonderfully complex earthy and spicy dark berry fruit nose leads to delicious

Oakville fruit but Napa Valley on the label

There is excellent intensity and power to the imposingly constructed medium weight plus flavors that are blessed with plenty of dry extract that renders the still firm tannic spine almost invisible on the impeccably well-balanced and palate staining finish

I really like the amount of dry extract here as it relegates the still firm tannins to the background and this should age effortlessly for years to come

I imagine it will still be fabulous at age 30

Smith Woodhouse, Vintage other_regions A wonderfully complex earthy andDark blackish purple. Rich, soft, black cherries. Very very sweet and powerful and alcoholic, so much so that it is quite difficult to even discern the tannins but they are there. Is this just a bit too brutal and raw? It is extremely young but it does have all the ingredients there.