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...plenty of black cherry, black currant and violet aromas and flavors in this red, along with a backbone of assertive, dusty tannins. All the elements are in the correct proportion...
...the nose dominated by darkest berries, minerals and chocolate. Densely packed and highly concentrated...outstanding complexity. Very broad, firm tannins saturate the entire palate and the very long, rising finish leaves the tongue glistening.
...super-ripe yet manage to maintain reasonably good freshness to the poached plum and violet-scented nose...nothing short of massively concentrated, ripe and sumptuously opulent with a subtle minerality that helps to add lift to the borderline thick and ever-so-slightly warm finish.
Tremendous smoked meat character on the nose, black cherry fruit, gorgeous spicy notes and rounded, pert tannic texture. Firm and substantial. Loads of grain and heft... Wonderful.