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Silky as can be, yet powerful and concentrated, this complex, deep, flavorful and classy wine amazes the senses with all its subtle toasted oak, mocha, red- and blackberry and earth character.
The superb bouquet is deep and complex, as it offers up notes of black plums, cherries, sous bois, woodsmoke, chocolate, gamebirds, violets and a simply beautiful base of soil. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, complex...very long and tangy, with a classic gaminess...excellent length and grip on the still slightly tannic finish.