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...fabulous concentration and richness to go with earthy blackberry fruit, ground herbs, crushed rock and tinges of sweet oak. Medium to full-bodied as well as thrillingly textured and layered, it stays classy and focused from the start to the finish.
Aromas of cherry, uplifting spices and stone minerality lead into a silky palate of tar, black fruit, violet and fleshy meats...elegant...
Intensely perfumed aromas of cherry pit and red and dark berries, with smoky mineral and potpourri elements adding complexity. Nervy bitter cherry and black raspberry flavors are underscored by a cool mineral quality, with a deeper note of bitter chocolate emerging as the wine opens with air. Turns spicier on the penetrating finish, which leaves floral pastille and cherry notes behind.
Zesty, spicy, rocky, red-fruit aromatics. Creamy cherry and baking-spice mid palate. Drying oak spice through a long finish. Mouth-watering acidity. Core of rugged mountain-rock minerality spun through a palate of creamy baking spice...