Estimate
...bright yet firmly structured...with iron, leather, almond and floral accents surrounding a core of cherry fruit. Sleek and intense, with a lingering finish echoing cherry, red berry and mineral notes.
Aromas of sweet berries, crushed stones and violets follow through beautifully to a medium-bodied with fine, integrated tannins and a pretty finish. Crisp and crunchy with structure.
...opens with cherry candy and candied orange peel joined by medicinal herbs and underbrush...palate offers cherry, chocolate, fig and sugar plum. Dusty, gritty tannins and plenty of heat on the backpalate keep things lively.
...floral and concentrated with candied blackcurrant, lavender, and graphitic mineral earth. It is full bodied without being weighted and has finely polished tannins, a stony texture, and a warming finish. On the back end, a delicate amaro-like finish emerges, with hints of tea leaf and iron earth.
Black cherry, leather, licorice, incense, spice and tobacco...somber, inward personality...good depth...
Bitter cherry and integrated oak spice on the nose. There's a dried-fruit quality on the palate, but it still has freshness. Skeletal palate, with a lack of fruit flesh.