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...magically coalesces and gains incredible intensity with blackberry, pencil lead, background hints of oyster shell and notes of Japanese wakame...palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannins... Veins of cassis run through the persistent finish.
...perfectly ripe cabernet sauvignon with currants, tobacco and fresh mint. Orange blossoms too...amazing nose is so complex. Medium- to full-bodied, this has has perfectly integrated tannins that you don't feel but know are there, elevating the wine to another level...stellar balance, yet the tannic tension gives it energy and seamless texture.
...quintessential Latour notes of smoky blackcurrants, scorched earth, graphite, and lead pencil shavings...medium to full-bodied Pauillac that has lively acids, a pure, seamless, layered mouthfeel, building yet perfectly ripe tannins, and that rare Latour mix of power, austerity, and elegance that makes this château so compelling.
...grandiose wine, packed with tannins, rich black fruits and a solid core...acidity and crisp black-currant flavor at the end means the fruit can only shine even more as it develops. Superb.
Densely packed with cassis, blackberry and black cherry preserve flavors, this glides rather than pounds, with remarkable purity, sleek graphite and tobacco notes, and a long finish that glistens like just-polished steel.
...aromas of cassis and blackberries mingled with cigar ash, pencil shavings and saddle leather, followed by a medium to full-bodied, rich and layered palate...
Heady and sweet with very ripe black-fruit flavours on the nose. Very rich and sweet with massive appeal...