...powerful, smoke- and spice-accented bouquet evokes fresh black and blue fruits, succulent flowers, incense and exotic spices. Juicy and broad on the palate, offering deeply concentrated boysenberry, black raspberry, fruitcake and violet pastille flavors that become nervier as the wine stretches out. Shows superb clarity and floral lift on a strikingly long finish framed by velvety, finely interwoven tannins.
More spice, peppery herbs, saddle leather, and underbrush notes...seamless, beautifully balanced, and elegant on the palate, with terrific tannins.
...aromas are notably delineated, wild berry fruits mingling with dried flowers, licorice, dusty earth and bitters, and kaleidoscopic berry fruits and juicy acidity combine for a lifted and spicy palate that offers immediate appeal.
Sweet berries and fresh flowers on the nose with some ash and tobacco. Wet earth, too. Full-bodied with round, creamy tannins and a juicy finish. Ripe and opulent, but it remains fresh.