Very ripe with plum, spice and dried-flower aromas, as well as chocolate, fresh flowers and sandalwood. Coffee and hints of meat... Full-bodied with round, creamy tannins and an intense, juicy feel. Unique cedar and walnut undertones. So delicious...
...has a developed nose with some notes of ripe black fruit, meat and underbrush, somewhat herbal and perfumed.
An intensely perfumed bouquet evokes ripe black and blue fruits, vanilla, pipe tobacco, exotic spices, cola and potpourri. Deeply concentrated and energetic on the palate, offering smoke-laced black currant, cherry liqueur, spicecake and mocha flavors that display outstanding clarity... Polished, steadily building tannins frame the finish, which hangs on with outstanding, mineral- and floral-driven tenacity.
This concentrated, harmonious red packs in a lot of flavor, with plum, mountain herb, leather and spice notes woven together with cedar and vivid mineral elements tracing along the finish...tannins are nicely integrated, with good balance and finesse overall.
...subtle, polished and delicate style... Great complexity and balance, with deep aromas of cedar, cigar box, incense. Tertiary profile and with fruit that has evolved and is fully integrated into the wine. A vintage that's all about perfume.