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...coal, smoke and iodine with sanguine stony minerals and a very peppery edge on the nose. Don't miss the black cherries, plums, slate and intense dark chocolate either...palate is crunchy, lithe, really juicy and there's a compact smooth and slinky feel to the tannins. Well-grounded, compressed and composed texture... Long.
Highly expressive aromas of candied red and blue fruit, along with suggestions of exotic flowers, olive paste and smoky minerals. Sweet, penetrating and seamless on the palate, offering intense black raspberry, blueberry and floral pastille flavors... Pure and sharply focused, finishing with outstanding clarity, sneaky, well-knit tannins and a lingering violet quality.
Features some herbal and green olive aromas. It’s frankly not that fruity and is wiry in build, but it still gives plenty of pleasure. It offers complexity, balance and elegance rather than ripeness and power.
...meaty and ferrous... Such an engaging nose! Excellent clarity and fragrance – really excellent and balanced with lightness yet intensity. Fine, fibrous tannin. A pinnacle of St-Joseph.