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Brooding and distinctive, with dark blackberry, licorice and Chinese five-spice powder flavors that build speed toward big but polished tannins.
A ripe and spicy array of mostly red-plum aromas here. This has a round and juicy palate with blackcurrant-pastille flavor to finish.
Brown sugar, red berry, lavender and a touch of heat mark this velvety thick and smoothly tannic wine, a hearty showcase of the variety. Complex and interwoven in oak, it finishes in bits of black and white pepper.
...terrific puriy in its black and blue fruits, graphite, charcoal, and violet-like aromas and flavors...medium to full-bodied...