Estimate
Aromas of tar and asphalt with some dried-strawberry and lemon undertones. Medium body, fine tannins and a tangy finish.
...brings a sensation of well-tanned leather under black-cherry fruit. The finish adds a dash of beet root...
The brooding and deeply pitched nose exhibits notes of earth, briar and underbrush along with notes of various dark berries, plum and a touch of cigar ash...there is both fine mid-palate concentration and volume to the muscular medium weight flavors that deliver fine length and solid complexity.
Spice-accented aromas of black raspberry, cherry and candied flowers, with a mineral element adding vivacity. Silky, broad and appealingly sweet on the palate, offering sappy red and dark berry liqueur flavors and a hint of smokiness. Supple tannins build slowly on a long, focused finish that leaves notes of spicecake and berry skin behind.