...scents of roasted coffee bean, garrigue, olive, prosciutto and warm red cherries...with black cherry jam, warm blackberries, crushed blueberries, boysenberry and graphite. Medium to full-bodied, silky and wonderful savory, fruit and spice layers blossom in the mouth, framed by ripe, plushly textured tannins and juicy acidity, finishing very long and very layered. Stunning.
Bright aromatics from the Franc complement a range of dark fruit flavors in a racy, potent wine that hits so many high notes...vibrant, alluring and flat-out delicious.
Juicy aromas of cherry cola, charred wood and roasted meat show on the nose... Cocoa, cola and black-plum flavors are lifted by white pepper and savory soy on the palate.
...offers a big, chewy style that carries lots of black fruits, chocolate, ground pepper, rare meat, melted licorice, and violets...packs serious amounts of fruit while staying balanced and nicely textured. It has plenty of chewy tannins...