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...a bold, structured nose with impressions of sweet spice. Full-bodied, the palate opens to flavors of chocolate-dipped plum, dark cherry and crème de cassis with a softer oak tone...structured tannins and fresh, healthy fruit with a soft hint of green bell pepper, ending with a fresh, generously long finish with good mineral tension.
...offers more cassis, graphite, tobacco leaf, scorched earth, and chocolate, with a touch more purity... This big, rugged, powerful effort is stacked with fruit and tannin, has good balance...