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Lively aromas of raspberry, cherry, potpourri, Asian spices and smoky minerals, along with a subtle touch of earthiness. Silky and sweet on the palate, offering energetic red fruit, spicecake and floral pastille flavors that show very good depth and definition. Smooth and intensely floral on the persistent finish, which features silky tannins and a late, exotic touch of blood orange.
Primary fruit flavors of strawberry and cherry gather weight with airing, and the wonderful purity of the wine begins to shine...lengthy finish is detailed by herb, berry and citrus—subtle, well-integrated flavors...
A riper and attractively complex nose blends notes of poached plum, violet, spice and hints of briar and underbrush. There is better volume and mid-palate density to the appealingly rich, succulent and much more seductively textured flavors that culminate in a crunchy, delicious and much better balanced finale...really quite good...
...shows red plums, cherries, cedar and crushed red flowers...palate has impressive freshness and lively, crushed red-fruit flavors...finish is plush, balanced and bright.