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...delivers intense scents of creme de cassis, blackberry compote and blueberry pie with hints of cinnamon stick, cloves, star anise and eucalyptus plus wafts of cigar box and black truffles. Full-bodied, rich, spicy and totally seductive, it has a compelling velvety frame and fantastic freshness lifting the long minted black fruit finish.
Ample and expressive, with tremendous character...Ballard is incredibly harmonious... Inky blue/purplish berry fruit, wild flowers, licorice and spice...
...complex bouquet of bay leaf, lead pencil shavings, underbrush and sweet berry and currant fruits...another polished, elegant wine from Smith that has classic Spring Mountain wildness and scrub brush notes, medium to full body, fine tannins, and a great finish.
...core of raspberry and blackberry fruit is rock-solid, while briar, floral and mineral aspects are starting to maneuver to the fore. Reveals a bright edge on the finish...