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Delivers warmed raspberry and blackberry compote notes laced with a racy bramble streak, along with light red tea, licorice and wood spice notes on the finish, which has nice underlying freshness.
Aromas of ripe strawberry and fresh sage follow through to a medium body, with firm and dusty tannins and a savory finish.
Perfumed if decidedly riper aromas freely reveal notes of poached plum, violet, damp earth and a touch of smoked meat character. The sumptuously proportioned middle weight flavors possess good energy...mildly tangy if otherwise lingering finish where the supporting tannins possess a raspy texture.
...offering mud, clay and loam on the nose against the blackberry and bay leaf backdrop...palate shows a chaparral and muddled red fruit combination...