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A spectacular effort... Resembling a great grand cru from the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, it offers up aromas of rose petals, wild strawberries, black raspberries, forest floor and Chinese black tea... ...
Ripe and generous, with plush, rich blackberry and wild berry fruit that’s pure and focused, gaining depth and nuance and ending with a long, persistent finish, where this picks up a touch of smoky oak.
Bright ruby-red. Fresh raspberry and cherry aromas are complicated by star anise, cinnamon and rose oil. Fleshy and smooth on entry, then tighter in the mid-palate, offering tangy red fruit flavors and a hint of bitter chocolate...
...emerges from the glass with sweet candied cherries, flowers, mint and spices. This is a decidedly ripe, flashy style, especially when compared to the 2009. Sweet floral notes reappear to frame the high-toned finish...