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It offers insane notes of crème de cassis, licorice, blackberries, violets and hints of toasty oak. Full-bodied, beautifully balanced, ultra-fine and pure, with terrific tannin...
...opens with cassis, blackberry preserves and incense with touches of cigar box, dried herbs, earth and smoked meat. Full-bodied and tightly wound in the mouth with firm, grainy tannins...
Jazzy new oak plays a favorable role in the mix of flavor and texture. A complex and deftly balanced effort that soothes and caresses, with a finish where the flavors glide with ease.
Exceptionally persistent and finessed on the palate, the Elysian captures all the qualities that make Dr. Crane Cabernets so compelling, starting with a range of perfumed, floral aromatics.