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...beautiful... Lots of crème de cassis, crushed stone, lead pencil, and a touch of green tobacco all emerge from the glass, and it's full-bodied, with a pure, concentrated, focused texture, building tannins, and a magical finish.
...hugely perfumed, complex bouquet evokes cherry liqueur, cassis, fruitcake, vanilla and candied rose, and pipe tobacco and smoke oak nuances build in the glass. Deeply concentrated, palate-staining dark berry, bitter cherry, mocha and floral pastille flavors show superb definition, while a core of juicy acidity conveys an impressively lively character. Suave, velvety and alluringly sweet, finishing with powerful thrust...
...explodes on the nose with scents of lilac, lavender and violet, crème de cassis, soy sauce, cedar, leather, roast coffee, chocolate mint, blueberry coulis and game meats. The palate is full-bodied, intense and pixelated with mind-blowing freshness, finishing very long and layered.
...extremely successful, succulent and well paced through the palate...intense blackcurrant pastille flavours, darkly spiced...intensely pure fruit side, with touches of spice.