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Early reduction on the nose transitions to cool berry fruit and fine oak as this wine opens. The palate is fully built and saturated, with palpable tannins. Lightly toasted black-fruit flavors meld with mint, while ubiquitous oak cuddles a long, full finish.
...seductively perfumed bouquet evokes dark berry and cherry preserves, potpourri, vanilla and exotic spices, along with a smoky mineral overtone. Concentrated yet lively in character, showing excellent clarity to the juicy cherry, black raspberry, spicecake and floral pastille flavors. Becomes nervier on the gently tannic, oak-spiced finish, which hangs on with strong persistence.
Lots of ripe berry with cedar, mushroom and wet-earth undertones. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, linear tannins that are polished and focused.