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...broody scents of black cherries and licorice with notes of herbs, bergamot and grated baking spice with earthy touches of soil and wet leaves. Medium to full-bodied and wonderfully silky in the mouth, it's packed with layers of ripe fruit, spice and earth...fine, firm tannins and mouthwatering acidity, finishing very long and very layered.
Intense red berry, cherry pit, blood orange and exotic spice aromas show excellent clarity and pick up a suave floral quality... Stains the palate with vibrant raspberry, bitter cherry, allspice and rose pastille flavor that show a compelling blend of power and delicacy. Fine-grained tannins build slowly on the impressively long, lively finish, which emphatically repeats the floral and spice notes.
...very pure red and darker cherries...palate has a succulent and finely detailed array of well-judged tannins that frame the finish very neatly. Good depth and detail here.
Deeply structured, yet elegant, with dark berry, stony mineral and black tea flavors that build richness and torque toward refined tannins.
This is an excellent year for this east-facing block, with bright blackberry and cherry fruit anchored in firm tannins. There's a scent and flavor of chicken stock.