this is always one of janzen's best bottlings, courtesy of one of the jewels in the beckstoffer crown of vineyards. the 2010 is softly tannic and enormously rich, showing wave after wave of blackberry essence, cassis liqueur, dark chocolate and anise notes, with a firm minerality. it's beautiful now, but try to keep your hands off it until at least 2018.
Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Vineyard