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...offers a northern Rhône bouquet of black olives, bacon fat, smoked earth and meaty, peppery notes. It’s medium to full-bodied, beautifully balanced, and layered, with a killer finish.
...dense, pliant and super-expressive, with striking aromatics, vivid fruit and fabulous overall balance... Sage, leather, tobacco and incense add an exotic element to the dark blue/purplish fruit in this alluring, sensual Syrah.
...meaty in blackberry, fig and dark chocolate flavors. It is substantially layered, soft and rich in style. The fruit is balanced against accents of grilled meat, garrigue and black pepper that linger on the finish.
...rocks up with gregarious blackberry preserves, blueberry pie and warm plums notes with touches of star anise, cloves, Sichuan pepper and charcuterie plus a waft of wild thyme. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers mouth-filling black and blue fruits with tons of spicy sparks, finishing very long and savory.
Sultry, spicy aromas with pepper-dusted blackberries lead to the palate, where a trail of spice is threaded through blackberries and plums. Supple, fine tannins.