Estimate
Giving up lots of creamy licorice, graphite, cassis and black raspberry characteristics, this downright sexy, hedonistic beauty expands on the palate with full-bodied richness, no hard edges, sweet tannin and a great finish.
Firm and chewy, with plenty of cherry and blackberry fruit behind the texture, persisting on the expressive finish and trailing savory notes.
Blackberry, kirsch, licorice and charred oak aromas are complemented by sexy smoke and coffee nuances. Juicy blueberry, black raspberry and mineral flavors convey an attractive restrained sweetness; nicely broad, even plush, in the middle but not at all heavyhanded. The tannins coat the entire palate on the lingering finish.
Brooding aromas of the blackest of fruit, anise and cassis are followed by a velvet hammer of sweet dried-fruit flavors backed by burly tannins. Medicinal and dark-fruit notes persist on the finish.