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Marries old-school Cornas notes of dark bramble, charcoal, olive and bay to more modern-styled and vivid flavors of blackberry, raspberry and boysenberry.
Glass-staining ruby. A highly perfumed, complex bouquet evokes ripe cherry and blueberry, complicated by notes of candied violet, incense and Indian spices. Sappy and expansive on the palate, with intense dark berry liqueur and floral pastille flavors energized by juicy acidity. Shows superb vivacity and lift on the youthfully tannic, dark-fruit-dominated finish, which lingers with focus and tenacity.
...exhibits textbook notes of black cherries, liquid violets, lots of crushed rock-like minerality and ample peppery herbs... ...medium-bodied depth and richness, integrated acidity and solid overall ripeness...