The 2012 Pàtrimo flaunts its youthfulness and its primary fruit at this early stage in its life. The bouquet offers dark cherry and raspberry with spice, leather and shadings of dry mineral or crushed stone. All these elements are coming together nicely and just need a few more years of integration. It's almost there. The mouthfeel is soft and velvety with a superb feeling of textural richness. It finishes with classic Merlot end notes of tobacco and chocolate. The wine is pretty much ready to drink now, but waiting a few more years should only improve the situation.