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This has a sultry nose with violet and dark-cherry aromas, as well as forest-wood, sous-bois and spicy, earthy notes. The palate has a very rich delivery of super pure dark cherries and such assertive, driving, older-vine tannins. Delicious pinot with plenty of flavor.
Spice-accented red and blue fruits, candied flowers and baking spices on the perfumed nose. A spine of juicy acidity supports spice-tinged black raspberry, bitter cherry and rose pastille flavors, and a minerally flourish emerges with air. Turns sweeter on the persistent finish, which is framed by fine-grained, slow-building tannins.
Tightly focused and well-structured, with a beam of vibrant tannins and acidity that pairs with blueberry, raspberry, savory tea and stony earth flavors. Finishes with broad-shouldered tannins.