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High-pitched aromas of red berries, violet and peppery spices. Sappy, penetrating red/blue fruit flavors pick up spiciness and flintiness with aeration. Finishes very long, with mounting polished tannins and outstanding persistence.
Beautiful core of ripe fruit and intensity with cherries and plums and hints of cedar and flowers. Full-bodied...focused with a polished texture and length. Solid and gorgeous.
...terrific wine...a mid-weight effort with a streamlined mouthfeel that glides over the palate with polished gleam...bouquet is bright and buoyant with dried cherry aromas followed by balsam herb, dried mint, licorice and camphor smoke.
Compact and brooding. Lots of ripe fruit on the palate. Impressive substance...