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Powerful and dramatic...bursts from the glass with aromas of dark berries, cassis and plums mingled with notions of grilled meats, dark chocolate, exotic spices and loamy soil—all framed by cedary new oak. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's layered and elegantly muscular, with a deep core of fruit, powdery tannins and bright acids.
The youthful bouquet already shows excellent complexity in its constellation of plums, black cherries, grilled meats, a fine, fine base of dark soil tones, woodsmoke, a fine array of spice tones and a lovely framing of cedary oak. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, focused and chewy, with excellent mid-palate depth, ripe, well-integrated tannins, excellent soil signature and a very, very long, poised and impeccably balanced finish.
Very lively and flirtatious. Racy and vibratoire. Gorgeous but not heavy... Long.