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Ripe dark berry, cherry preserve, mocha and floral aromas are complicated by cola and vanilla flourishes. Intense blackberry, bitter cherry and spicecake flavors deepen slowly and pick up a sweetening touch of mocha on the back half. Rich yet energetic as well, showing excellent delineation on an emphatically fruity, impressively persistent finish shaped by smooth, harmonious tannins.
A strong vintage with medium body. Dark, earthy plums and red cherries, spices and hints of earth and leather here. Good balance and persistence... Elegant.
Black plum and cassis aromas are ripe but monotone... Black plum, oak and balsamic reduction are the flavor ingredients, while this feels smooth, pulpy and easygoing on the finish.
...nose of forest floor, cigar box, sweet spices and cured meat...