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Inky ruby. Highly perfumed aromas of ripe dark berries, cherry pit, potpourri and pipe tobacco, along with building vanilla and woodsmoke nuances. Sweet, seamless and focused on the palate, offering densely packed blackberry, cherry-vanilla and floral pastille flavors energized by a core of juicy acidity. Finishes sweet and impressively long, showing outstanding clarity and smooth tannins that blend effortlessly into the sappy fruit.
...terrific minerality, new leather, beetroot (no doubt from the Carignan), and assorted blue fruits, the 2015 Beyond Category is medium to full-bodied, firm, focused, and savory on the palate. It has some serious structure and will benefit from a year or two of bottle age...