...touch of Cornas-like meatiness to go with sensational notes of blackberries, peppery herbs, bacon fat, and game. It's rich, full-bodied, thrillingly textured and beautifully balanced.
...stunning perfume of violets and roses over a core of crushed black plums and black cherries with a waft of black pepper. The palate is very big, concentrated and full-bodied with firm, rounded tannins and a refreshing lift, finishing very long and very perfumed.
...offers well-built bitter chocolate, dried berry and smoky meat accents, finishing with big but refined tannins.
...striking aromatic top notes. Rose petal, sage, mint and raspberry notes show terrific raciness in this flavorful, mid-weight red.
...concentrated beauty, which is highly aromatic in tobacco, coffee bean and black-olive tapenade. Baked fruit flavor is contrasted in grilled meat, mushroom and white pepper, with refined tannins never getting in the way.