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Subtle and complex red with blackberry, black truffle, sweet tobacco and mahogany. Highlights of lavender and violets. Full-bodied and very tight with finesse and tension. Very polished, fine tannins. Long finish.
...dark, sumptuous beauty. Silky contours and soft curves wrap around a core of inky dark fruit, chocolate, new leather, licorice, spice and dried herbs.
Refined and elegantly structured, it offers notes of currant, cedar and espresso, the tannins thick and firm.
Alluring aromatically, with restrained yet complex notes of mulberry, loganberry and anise giving way to an equally understated core of the same, picking up light sassafras, black tea and incense hints. The refined structure lets this drape nicely on the finish, with a mineral hint chiming in.
Scents of wood-grilled cherries, graham crackers and mint mark the nose, while the medium to full-bodied palate is tannic but ripe, with a certain austerity and reserve. It finishes long, which augurs well for the future, but it just isn't particularly charming right now.
Brambly and intense on the nose, layered with sweet spice that is in harmony with the fruit. The palate is glossy and ripe but not overdone. Damsons and cassis burst through with real intensity. This fleshy, succulent wine is full bodied and concentrated but well-proportioned.
AKA: Niebaum-Coppola Rubicon/Rubicon Estate Rubicon