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...structured, layered red with blackberry, plum, walnut and cigar-box aromas and flavors...full-bodied with depth and intensity... Fine-grained and refined.
...balanced, expressive style, offering plum, cherry, fruitcake, iron and spice flavors, which are fused to muscular tannins, but also vibrant acidity, keeping this energetic and defined. Fine balance overall and terrific length on the finish.
...aromas of underbrush and forest floor in this wine along with dark fruit, cherry and plum.
...rich with ripe black plum, lavender, cedar, and tobacco...amplified core of crunchy black cherry fruit, licorice, and an iron-rich mineral feel, with present but well-integrated tannins.
...smoky minerals and minty herbs before fruit. It gains further depths of spiced orange, clove and medicinal cherry over time. The textures are silky, almost creamy in feel, giving way to polished red fruits laced with salty minerals, as zesty acids add a motivating and spicy flair...hints of tart berries through the cheek-puckering finale.
Cool cherry and stones on the nose with a minty hint. Lush tangy cherry fruit with gripping but polished tannins. Very long, focused and juicy.