ITEM 9531709 - Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased at retail
Bidder | Amount | Total | |
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$180 |
...truly impressive... Inky blue/purplish fruit, white flowers, lavender and mint all build in the glass. Lifted and beautifully perfumed...exceptionally polished.
...opens in soy, cedar and leather...integrated, cohesive and elegant in its firm grasp of power and intensity, with nuanced layers of black currant, blueberry and dried herb.
...charges out of the glass with notes of fresh blackcurrants, blackberries and Black Forest cake plus hints of menthol, cardamom, baking spices and lilacs plus a waft of cigar box. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is built like a brick house with firm, grainy, ripe tannins and fantastic freshness supporting the taut, muscular black fruits, finishing long and mineral laced.
...classic elegance and spicy character...great red and blue fruits, a seamless, building mid-palate, ripe yet present tannins, and ample tobacco, earth, and spice aromas and flavors. It's plush and textured on the palate...
A powerful, tannin-driven red with blueberry and blackcurrant character. The chewy tannins need some resolution with bottle age. Full body. Juicy blue fruit with a mountain perspective.
Offers a ripe and focused beam of crushed raspberry and blackberry preserve flavors, laced with sweet toast notes but still dependent on fruit, picking up anise and apple wood accents through the finish. Shows freshness at the very end, adding lift.
Sweet but sophisticated black fruit on the nose – a little monotone but intense. Very soft tannins give a spherical and seamless mouthfeel. Succulent cassis and toasty oak are both intense here. An impressive wine for those who like the style. Sticky brambly fruit on the finish...
Winemaker Chris Carpenter