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...fabulous nose of darker currants, smoked tobacco, chocolaty oak, graphite, and loamy earth...full-bodied, deep, unctuous Saint-Estèphe has a round, layered mouthfeel, remarkably pure tannins, and flawless overall balance.
Stunning depth and minerality with fine spices, dark olives, ashtray and a hint of white pepper, paprika and iron. Powerful but also really fine, complex and classy, with full body and super-fine-grained tannins. Spot-on balance helps highlight depth and layers. Really long and restrained. Very complete.
...steady stream of cassis, dark plum and black cherry preserves seamlessly melds with lilac, licorice, alder and chestnut notes. Keeps a sleek, polished edge through the lengthy finish, while a subtle tug of earth provides a nice counterpoint.
Rich and vibrant on the nose, smells concentrated and alcoholic. Crisp and clean on the palate however with bite to the cherry, plum and blackcurrant fruit alongside a hint of sweet strawberry and herbal raspberry on the mid palate...ripe flavours, cool minty and stone edged tannins and clear liquorice and clove spice.
...strident bouquet that marches from the glass with blackcurrant, bilberry, cedar and pine aromas...very well defined and quite classic in style with finely chiseled tannins. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh... Very fresh on the finish...sophisticated Saint-Estèphe...
Fragrant Cabernet-dominated nose. Blackcurrant, blackcurrant leaf and floral notes. Dense and full but suave with plenty of mid-palate fruit...good length and plenty of matière.