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...smorgasbord-like array of black raspberries, smoked game, bouquet garni, violets, and high-end leather. Ripe, sexy and textured on the palate...great finish...a gorgeous Hermitage.
Smoldering tobacco and warm earth notes mix in liberally with a core of steeped plum and blackberry fruit. Shows alder and cedar flashes on the finish, along with a savory edge...sneaky long, with a caressing feel.
A highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red and blue fruits, Moroccan spices, incense, candied flowers and licorice. Alluringly sweet and penetrating in the mouth, offering intense, mineral-accented cherry, black raspberry, floral pastille and spicecake flavors underscored by a core of juicy acidity.
...features faint herbal notes and red raspberries on the nose...full-bodied yet silky—almost lush and creamy on the palate, with a long, peppery-spicy finish.
Superb fruit character: blackberry, rhubarb plus fresh peppercorns and milk chocolate. A really expressive, opulent style... Long, smoked-meat notes on the finish...has everything – the stature, the clarity, the classic granitic earthiness.