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The dark berries, sandalwood and cedar aromas are certainly memorable. Full-bodied, dense and rich in the center palate with ripe, polished tannins and a long, flavorful finish...powerful.
...tannins are as present as the spicy flavors that come through the blackberry fruits... The aftertaste is dark and firm
...medium to full-bodied effort has impressive ripeness and concentration as well as tannic structure to go with notes of ripe black cherries, graphite, smoked earth, and background oak. Beautifully textured...
...open bouquet of red plum, wild strawberry, leather and sous-bois aromas...medium-bodied with pliant tannins, displaying more roundness and softness...harmonious and lightly spiced (Szechuan peppers?) on the finish. Nice persistence...
...intense and ripe. Focused...finish is extremely energetic.