ITEM 10189310 - Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased direct from winery
...rich and darkly alluring mix of plum sauce, grilled sage and hints of sweet smoke...total pleasure on the nose. This is seamlessly silky, with potent red fruits complimented by a pleasant inner sweetness that's quickly firmed up by saturating minerality and fine tannins collecting toward the close...leaving nuances of blueberry preserve and a dusting of cocoa to linger.
Aromas of pencil shavings, graphite, sweet tobacco and dried herbs sway from the glass with layers of dark red and black fruit tones. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is precise with fantastic mineral tension and elements of fresh redcurrant, black cherry skin and crème de cassis flavors, with buttressing tannins that lift the mid-palate with succulent acidity...continues to evolve in the mouth, revealing layers of complexity and finesse as it comes to a close over the long, lingering finish.
...lots of Bing cherry, mulberry, and blueberry fruits as well as notes of spring flowers, graphite, and cedar. Medium to full-bodied and beautifully balanced, with good acidity and ripe tannins...