My sister turned 30 a couple of weeks ago, so I wanted to treat her to a nice bottle. I promise you, I told her to take it home and open it when she wanted to, but she insisted we drink it together. As expected, it was remarkable. Decanted for about ~40 minutes before drinking. Classic nose of bacon fat, iodine (blood), crushed violets, and bramble. Lush black and red fruit on the palate, with some earth and smoke thrown in. Full bodied and with a beautiful, silky texture. Very long finish—1:30-2:00 minutes easily. My sister enjoys wine but isn’t a wine person, but she loved it and was a very good sport hearing me drone on and on about JL Chave and Northern Rhone.