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...tasty and rich palate with chocolate, stone and berry. Medium to full body with refined tannins and a savory texture. A wine for pleasure.
The tannin structure of this wine is firm and dense...giving impressive concentration that contrasts with the ripe black berry and plum fruits...balanced, the hints of wood smoothing the fresh, bright black-currant flavors.
Very suave from the start, with ample singed spice and black tea aromas giving way to alluring plum coulis and blackberry confiture flavors. The finish is polished but hardly shy on depth, as a lingering alder edge adds spine. Sneakily long...
...open-knit nose of warm cassis, raspberry coulis and baked cherries with touches of cigar box, dried herbs, underbrush and pencil shavings plus a hint of smoked meats. Medium-bodied, the palate has a firm, chewy texture and lovely freshness defining the red and black fruited flavors, finishing pleasantly grippy.
...cherry, rose petal, black berries, plums, and caramel aromas....juicy and quite fleshy texture and a taste that evokes tobacco and spices along with a touch of leather.
...unquestionably an outstanding wine...no bricking, classy currant, tobacco, cedar, and damp herb nuances, medium body, ripe, integrated tannins, and outstanding length.