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Loads of bay leaf, wild chaparral shrubs, oak forest floor, green sage and sansho pepper play against a brisk raspberry backdrop on the nose of this lively bottling. Lush, delicious and vivid flavors of red fruit meet with pine needle and eucalyptus on the palate, which is simultaneously hedonistic and intellectual.
...layered nose with scents of orange oil, tree bark, amaro and peppered meats with sliced blueberries, rhubarb, cranberry, powdered strawberry, black cherries and dried violet—this offers great layering of nuanced aromas. It's medium-bodied and quietly intense in the mouth with loads of restrained flavor layers, juicy acidity and fine, grainy tannins, finishing long on a saline note.
Earthy notes, tobacco, blood orange, cedar and mint all grace this mid-weight wine... Soft contours and silky tannins add to the wine's immediacy and overall appeal.