prieto picudo is largely an unknown variety with a propensity for yielding weird wines. but this offering is made cleanly, and in an internationally familiar style. aromas of licorice root, tobacco and cedar rest atop a base of black-fruit scents. the palate is juicy and tannic, while plum and berry flavors are surrounded by mocha, coffee and graphite notes. drink or hold through 2018.
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