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A complex, highly perfumed bouquet evokes fresh red and dark berries, Asian spices and incense... Concentrated raspberry preserve, cherry cola and spicecake flavors... Shows outstanding clarity and spicy thrust on the impressively persistent finish, which is shaped by smooth, harmonious tannins that fold quickly into the juicy, lingering fruit.
It's spicy and complex, with cranberry, orange peel and lemon aromas. Those flavors are in the mix, along with black cherry, clean earth and dashes of cola and sassafras. A glorious wine...
...conjuring notions of red currants and pomegranate with hints of wild thyme, yeast extract, damp loam and mossy bark. Light to medium-bodied, the palate has a wonderfully fine-grained texture supporting elegant, delicate fruit, finishing with long-lasting savory and spice notes.
Soft, supple and delicate, with floral cherry and dark tea aromas and elegantly complex raspberry and smoky spice flavors that glide along the finish.
...slightly riper nose combines notes of red cherry with those of plum, spice, tea and a hint of sandalwood. The medium bodied flavors possess ample dry extract that coats the palate on the moderately firm, balanced and more complex finale.
...serious and savoury... Very attractive structure...well-handled tannin, and light body with shimmering acidity. Good length and freshness.