Allen Meadow 92
 
This is also distinctly toasty with very spicy and seriously ripe aromas of cassis, black berry and red currant that give way to rich yet well-delineated medium-bodied flavors that possess a mouth coating and velvety texture on the seductively lingering and naturally sweet finish. Here again there is a sufficiency of mid-palate sap that successfully integrating the wood with a few years of bottle age should not be much of a risk.