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Soft, ripe and generous, corralling the spicy, tobacco-accented cherry and dried tomato flavors into a smooth ball that rolls easily onto the long and expressive finish.
...nice interplay of fruit and barrel with notes of cocoa, cherry, dry chocolate and toast supported by well-integrated tannins.
...beautiful spice, wild herbs, cedar and blackberry fruit as well as a medium to full-bodied, supple and lively feel on the palate.
Redcurrant, cocoa powder, licorice and flowers on the nose. Sweet on entry, then tight in the middle, and distinctly tougher than the Columbia Valley cabernet. Juicy and fresh but firmly tannic, even a bit dry, with a late note of licorice.