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...beautiful purity of fresh, mixed berries, dark plums, deep spices, as well as a gentle, coal-smoke edge...palate has an effortless, fleshy, fine-grained texture with long, majestic tannins and a long, black-cherry finish Such purity and depth, pulling a lot of flavor with perfectly balanced acidity.
...brilliant, and certainly one of the finest wines produced from this terrific estate. Loaded with notions of blue fruits, violets, incense, and ground pepper, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, ultra-fine tannins, no hard edges, and a great, great finish.
Ripe, spice-tinged cherry, dark berry preserves, garrigue and candied licorice on the deeply perfumed nose. Broad, sweet and seamless in the mouth, offering impressively concentrated black and blue fruit, lavender pastille and spicecake flavors and a subtle touch of bitter chocolate. Shows superb energy and spicy thrust on the finish...
...concentrated and rich, with hints of allspice, anise and pepper adding nuance to the layers of ripe cherry and apricot fruit.