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...gorgeously pure, elegant beauty that offers terrific notes of cassis, leafy herbs, earth and lead pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, with terrific fruit intensity, polished tannin and a great finish...
Plush and generous, with expressive black cherry and mocha-espresso aromas and rich, layered blackberry and savory licorice flavors that linger toward refined tannins.
Modern ripe and packed with dark plums. The palate delivers a smooth and rather deep-set fruit presence. The long, flavor-soaked tannins carry impressive freshness.
...aromas of cassis, graphite, black tea, leafy herbs and licorice. Very intensely flavored and sharply delineated, with the black fruit and black tea flavors enlivened by violet and black pepper notes from the Cabernet Franc.
Dried herb, black cherry, dark fruit, coffee and spice aromas are followed by a palate that brings a sense of refinement for such a warm vintage.