Torbreck The Laird 2015

Torbreck's 2015 The Laird boasts explosive aromas of Christmas spices, ripe plums, vanilla, hickory smoke and maple syrup. It's a big wine, loaded with fruit and oak, full-bodied, rich and velvety, adding hints of toasted coconut and cinnamon streusel on the long, almost dessert-like finish. For a more savory experience, age it a decade or so before pulling a cork. Drink date: 2020-2040. Score - 97. (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Nov. 27, 2019) 750 mL bottle