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...a wonderful wine with orange peel, chocolate, currant and blackberries. Full and round with velvety tannins and a long caressing finish. Very fine. Best ever.
...shows immense density and richness, and it exudes bright tones of cherry, blackberry, chocolate, tar, clove and licorice...bouquet is elegant and complex, but the smoothness of the mouthfeel is what sets this wine apart.
...wraps around the palate with blackberries, smoke, licorice and new leather. Layers of flavor develop on the mid-palate, leading to the dark, brooding, totally explosive finish.
Smoky red cherry and peony aromas are complicated by ink, cocoa and herbs on the aromatic nose. Then creamy and superripe in the middle, with a hint of game adding complexity to the chocolatey red berry and underbrush flavors. Finishes with utterly suave, mounting tannins.
A rich and supple texture up front paves the way for cherry, blackberry and violet flavors. As this finishes, the firm structure takes over... Fine length.
...starts all alluring and velvety and there is ripe fruit on the mid palate...