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Full-bodied and concentrated, it boasts massive flavors of raspberries and cherries, with just enough herbal intricacies woven into the fabric of the wine to impart a sense of lightness and freshness—it positively tingles on the long, long finish.
...beautiful perfume of raspberries, candied violets, peppery spices, and flowery incense. With medium to full-bodied richness, an elegant texture, the more moderate concentration and depth of the vintage, and outstanding length...
Mineral-accented raspberry, cherry pie, lavender and exotic spice qualities on the highly perfumed nose. Supple and expansive on the palate, offering concentrated red and blue fruit, spicecake and floral pastille flavors that tighten up steadily through the back half. Finishes with slow-building tannins, a repeating red fruit note and emphatic, mineral-driven persistence.