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Perfumed and polished aromas of stewed blackcurrants, cherries, cloves, dark chocolate, lavender and musk. It’s full-bodied with firm, fine-grained tannins. Sleek, refined finish. Pretty strength with elegance.
...gives up bold blackberry compote, blueberry pie and crème de cassis scents with nuances of menthol, tobacco and cedar chest. The full-bodied palate is quite serious and stern, with firm, ripe tannins and seamless freshness to support the pure, pronounced black fruits, finishing with a minty lift.
...outstanding wine that shines for its elegance and complexity. Offering a medium-bodied, supple, lightly textured style as well as notes of cassis, spicy oak, and tobacco, it has ripe tannins, good balance, and a clean finish.
...a generous bouquet of copious black cherry, cassis and iodine aromas, just missing the delineation and focus of some of its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with light tannins, rather reserved in style and lacking a little cohesion and depth toward the finish.
Deep ruby, with a juicy, floral nose of plum and cherry blossom. Medium weight on the palate with sappy tannins...with the crunch of tannins and lingering subtle fruit on the finish.