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Dense, thick and full on the palate, with superb concentration and depth of flavor. Notes of gunpowder and black tea contribute to the wine complexity. Finishes very long, with ripe, lush tannins.
This wine exhibits smoky cassis, blackberry, melted asphalt, and toasty oak aromas, purity of fruit, an earthy, peppery character, and massive extract and richness.
Bright in flavor, elegant in structure. Well wrapped in fine-grained tannins, but the berry, cherry and spice flavors shine through on the long finish. Best after 2002. 800 cases made. (HS)