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A complex and very spicy nose with roasted meat and an array of red and dark berries. The palate has such silky tannins that flow like ribbons with a ripe red-fruit core of flavor. Elegant feel to the finish.
Assertively perfumed dark fruit preserve, oak spice and candied violet scents pick up a vibrant mineral quality with air. Pliant and well-delineated on the palate, offering concentrated cherry, blackcurrant and floral pastille flavors that convey an impressive combination of power and vivacity. Finishes sappy, focused and impressively long, with fine-grained tannins adding shape and gentle grip.
...big, rich wine with quite a lot of oak influence. Strawberry and cherry fruit is ensconced in mint chocolatey barrel characters. The palate is equally oak-driven, particularly on the finish.
This red leans into firm, dense and earthy notes of dried porcini mushroom to complement the licorice and plum flavors, finishing with a flair of star anise and Szechuan peppercorn accents.