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Combines plush richness with remarkable structure, showing expressive river stone and black raspberry aromas and refined, layered cherry, black tea and savory spice flavors that pick up speed toward polished tannins.
Intensely perfumed, mineral- and spice-accented red/blue fruit and floral oil scents show excellent clarity... Offers palate-staining black raspberry, bitter cherry and spicecake on the palate, with a snap of smoky minerality zesty acidity and a white pepper flourish lending vivacity. Deepens and gains sweetness on the finish, which features lingering violet and spicecake qualities and smooth, polished tannins.
...opens with some tarry/sulfur aromas, giving way with aeration to a black fruit and dark earth core. Medium-bodied, it floods the mouth with warm black cherries and dried blackberry fruit with touches of violet, dried leaves and earth plus a strong line of rocky minerality. It’s structured by powerful but elegant tannins, juicy acidity and a very long, layered finish.
Very stony nose and then followed by masses of really quite opulent, intense fruit. Really quite rich...finishes clean and zesty. Raspberry-liqueur notes.