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This has a raisiny nose, with aromas of dried cherries, dark plums, chocolate and dry earth. Hints of spices, hibiscus and dried herbs, too. Medium-to full-bodied with firm tannins and vivid acidity. Tight and muscular. Intense flavors and a lingering finish.
...dark and full-bodied expression with lots of mature fruit, spice, tar and leather...thickly concentrated and textured, with soft tannins on the finish...
A creamy red, with hints of sassafras and milled pepper accenting baked black cherry, tobacco, loamy earth and cocoa powder. Expressive up front, but light, taut tannins firm the spiced finish.
...richly confectionary bouquet, blending mocha with cloves, plum sauce and balsam herbs. It's soft and enveloping with creamy textures that usher in ripe red and black fruits complemented by molten dark chocolate. Medicinal cherries mingle with a bitter twang of spice as this finishes with incredible length.
Upfront aromas cascade out of the glass with preserved strawberries and black cherry leading the way while hints of candied violet, cedar and tobacco follow. Full-bodied with gentle tannins and a massive core of plum and fig yielding to notes of forest floor and sweet baking spices on the finish.