...rocking notes of ripe blackberries, currants, chocolate, crushed violets, and chalky minerality. Full-bodied, broad, and expansive on the palate, it still has a vibrant, pure, gorgeously balanced style as well as a finish that won't quit.
Expansive black/blue fruit preserve, cherry cola, exotic spice and floral scents show excellent clarity and pick up vanilla and pipe tobacco nuances with air. Finely detailed, spice-laced blueberry, cherry liqueur and fruitcake flavors are complemented by smoke and mineral notes and a touch of candied rose. Broad and velvety in texture, finishing with emphatic, floral-driven persistence and building tannins that lend closing grip.
...nose explodes with cassis, coffee, violet and lilac perfume with touches of blueberry pie. The palate is full-bodied, super firm but surprisingly fresh and perfumed, with a haunting, floral finish and fantastic purity of fruit expression.