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Full bodied and savory, this is a dark, complex wine loaded with notes of cured meat, black olive, espresso and plum. The tannins are ripe to the point of imparting a creamy texture yet the wine never seems overripe or jammy, maintaining a fine sense of balance on the lingering finish.
Very spice-driven, with loamy earth, salty minerality, saddle leather, and sweet red and black fruits all showing on the bouquet, this mouth filling, medium to full-bodied effort has rocking purity of fruit, big texture, and chewy tannin...beautifully balanced and very long on the finish.
Loads of garrigue, plum sauce, Asian spice, balsam wood and kirsch...
Sexy, oak-spicy aromas of dark berry preserves, vanilla and cola. Lush and creamy in the mouth, offering broad black and blue fruit flavors and a wallop of sweet oak. Finishes smooth and long, with the cola note echoing...