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...a terrific wine...oozes forth with thick concentration...mouthfeel is thick and impenetrable, and the senses are treated to a long succession of black fruit, tar, spice, smoke, mesquite and barbecue flavors...full-bodied and very opulent, but it carries that massive intensity with grace and precision...very nicely done.
...elegant, pretty and understated expression... Black cherries dipped in rum, plum sauce, brown spices and a dusting of cocoa rise up from the glass...silky and polished, seamlessly washing across the palate with plush ripe red and black currants, while leaving minerals and a fine coating of tannin in its wake. Zesty acids add further cheek-puckering tension, as this tapers off structured, with notes of mocha and mentholated herbs lingering long.