It shows a deep, almost blackish ruby hue, so dark that you can hardly see through it. The aromas are not especially expansive, but there are notes of blackberry and black cherry, along with licorice, clove-like spices, eucalyptus, and a woody nuance.
On the palate, it opens with a powerful burst of fruit. The acidity is robust, and together with the abundant tannins gives the wine a heavyweight structure. Even so, the flavors seem to spread more horizontally than vertically, and from the mid-palate through the finish it becomes relatively straightforward and somewhat restrained.
The impression is clearly better than the last bottle I had—perhaps due to a difference in condition (the previous one showed significant signs of cork seepage).
All in all, I think it is quite a good wine, but a stand-alone price of 3.8K strikes me as rather too high. To my palate, it feels worth at most the high-2K range, or barely 3K. Since I bought it as part of a lucky bag set, I wasn’t very conscious of its individual price. Still, if I were to come across it again in a similar set, it might well be a welcome label.