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Alluring for the silky texture and elegantly layered raspberry, toasty spice and orange peel flavors, which gather richness and polish on the lingering finish.
Some brambly, herbal accents, across red berries and cherries here...palate has a smooth, juicy core of fresh and pure red cherries with a late, spicy build.
Seamless and supple...layered with blackberry, currant, black olive and coffee. It's slightly smoky, in a good way, and the back palate is threaded with astringent tea leaf tannins...a complete and cellarable wine...
Pungent, smoke-accented cherry, blueberry and lavender aromas are complemented by suggestions of espresso and licorice. Juicy black and blue fruit flavors show good depth and building spiciness. Closes long and smooth, with rounded tannins framing lingering cherry cola and cracked pepper notes.
Juicy red cherry, well-integrated oak, a good bit more tannin...fine-grained and balanced...