Estimate
...aromas of cherry liqueur, black currant and smoky minerals are backed by a vibrant floral note. Gently sweet and expansive on the palate, offering energetic blackberry and cherry compote flavors that show excellent concentration and thrust. Taut, focused and penetrating on the strikingly persistent, smoke-tinged finish, with dusty tannins providing shape.
Solidly built, with juicy and engaging raspberry, red currant and blackberry fruit flavors spreading out from the core, picking up anise, incense, mineral and floral accents along the way. The structure is fine-grained, with fresh acidity lingering nicely.
Dark plums, mocha and intense, stony, graphite-like mineral accents with a strong serving of mocha-scented oak. The palate is built on silky tannins, very bright, red plums and a supple, velvety slide to the finish.
...notes of black currants, toasted spices, dried earth, and violets...rounded, medium to full-bodied, mouthfilling, and incredibly elegant on the palate, with building yet polished tannins.
Whispers of smoke, char and anise accent plump black-cherry and berry flavors in this creamy, big-shouldered Syrah... The finish lingers on pretty notes of violet candy and spice.
...beefy, bloody, red-fruited wine. Marked by scents of grilled meat and raspberries, it's medium to full-bodied, with supple tannins and a smooth, suave mouthfeel. Hints of clove and orange zest keep the finish lively and fresh.
Wonderfully warm, savoury, sun-dried herbs nose... Amazing. Gentle tannins. Lovely balance of sweetness and freshness with much, much lower tannin and density count than classical Hermitage – or at least the fruit almost subsumes the ripe tannins.