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...striking a careful balance between elegance against power...offers tight and sharp fruit complete with a little tannic pinch or crunch on the close.
Dark-skinned berry, camphor, rose and crushed stone aromas shape the nose along with a whiff of pipe tobacco. The aromas carry on to the structured, full-bodied palate along with juicy Marasca cherry and licorice. Firm, fine-grained tannins provide support.
This is lush and harmonious, laced with cherry, plum, licorice, iron and eucalyptus aromas and flavors. There is also a verticality here, with lively acidity and dense, well-mannered tannins creating support and depth. A saline note graces the lingering aftertaste.
Spice, new leather, tobacco and cedar meld into the supple, resonant finish.