There is excellent volume to the solidly concentrated and intensely mineral-driven flavors that possess evident muscle and power on the firm

complemented by hints of toasted bread

with a chiseled frame of acidity and a chalky underpinning cloaked in a fine mousse that caresses the palate with its gossamer-like texture

on a lingering candied violet note

with 2 hours in the decanter and some effort

Eguren Teso Monja, Alabaster Size:4x750ml There is excellent volume toThe 2007 Alabaster came from pre phylloxera vines yielding a miniscule half ton of fruit per acre. It went through ML in new French oak before being transferred to a different set of new French oak barrels for 18 months of aging. Glycerin oozes down the glass of this remarkably rich effort. Purple black colored, it offers up a brooding nose of licorice, fresh tar, black cherry, and blackberry. On the palate it is full bodied, dense, and chewy, but in