Elevated cork; signs of past seepage; 3.5 cm ullage
Removed from a professional wine storage facility
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A massive, pedal-to-the-metal Petite Sirah that looks like pen ink, the wine displays notes of creosote, pepper, spice box, blackberry, and blueberry, with hints of incense and floral undertones. It is dense and almost looks like syrup...
Crushed blackberry and blueberry aromas are perked up by spices, pepper, violet and flinty minerality, with a smoky element adding complexity. A dense, powerful cocktail of berries with outstanding sweetness and thrust.
Thick tannins create a mouthfilling experience of dark, concentrated and brambly flavors of wild berry and licorice. There's impressive intensity, with spicy cigar box, mineral, clay, pepper and violet grace notes on the long finish.