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...offers up notes of pen ink, white chocolate, charcuterie, lavender, blackberry and pepper aromas. Very full-bodied with a multidimensional mouthfeel, layers of fruit, glycerin and intensity, this is stunning stuff and a candidate for perfection...remarkable, prodigious Syrah...
...a brilliant perfume of red and black currants, smoked meats, lavender, ground pepper, and herbes de Provence, and it gains complexity and depth with air. Still youthfully colored, full-bodied, and concentrated, it has plenty of ripe tannins, notable freshness and purity, a fabulous texture, and no shortage of length or character.
Dark chocolate, plums, mocha, dark spices and inky black cherries... A vein of tannin gives the 2012 much of its energy, focus and drive. Here, too, the style is a bit laid back, but all the elements fall into place...
Black cherry, firm tannin – bold and astringent, and demanding age. Fragrant and dense and massive...