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Prominent cherry, black currant, violet and mineral aromas and flavors... Linear in profile and mouthwatering on the long aftertaste...
...plenty of fruit on the nose...scents of pressed iris and a touch of cassis...palate is very well balanced with pliant tannins and a fine bead of acidity. Fresh and taut with a judicious touch of white pepper and sage towards the satin-textured finish. Gorgeous.
...very feminine, precise bouquet with dark cherries, raspberry, bergamot tea and just a hint of crushed rose petals...nicely detailed...medium-bodied with fine tannin, slightly crunchy in texture...very well poised with a mineral-driven finish that flourishes on the aftertaste.
...ripe and almost ostentatiously spicy and floral-inflected nose of violet, lavender, clove and red cherry scents. There is impressive concentration to the middle weight plus flavors that brim with dry extract that imparts a seductive mouthfeel as well as buffers the borderline robust tannins shaping the wonderfully persistent finish.
Markedly savoury on the nose. Masses of brisk energy with very fine tannins...