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...oodles of black raspberry and kirsch notes intermixed with roasted Provencal herbs, licorice, and spice box. Medium to full bodied, dense, and impeccably well-made... Notes of black cherry marmalade, plum sauce, lavender, and licorice jump from the glass of this dark ruby wine.
Fresh and rounded in feel, with a medium-weight core of dark plum, black cherry and roasted tobacco flavors woven with dark tea and fruitcake notes. The pure, unadorned finish lets a mineral edge hang.
This is a silky-textured, medium-bodied Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with lifted red-berry fruit and grace notes of thyme blossom and bay leaf. It's a truly elegant style, with a supple, mouth-watering finish.
Intense dark berry aromas are complemented by potpourri and smoky herbs. Broad, palate-coating blackberry and blueberry flavors become brighter with air and show a subtle spicy character. Finishes with good clarity and juicy persistence, repeating the blueberry and spice notes.
Very gamey nose. Polished sweet tannins. Great effort has been made in this wine to combat the vintage’s hazard of dry tannins.