Estimate
...dark, mineral nose with graphite and slate, building to earth-crusted herbs, toasted nuts, dark chocolate, glacé orange peel, wet earth and crushed violets... On the palate there's striking clarity and focus, and the tannins are fine-tuned, super-smooth and rippling with energy. They drive long, smooth, clear, while dark-cherry and plum fruit flavors run alongside and wash up through the finish.
...pretty floral scented nose of violets and roses over a core of Bing cherries, cranberries and pomegranate. Medium-bodied, it offers a delicately flavored palate of red berries and subtle earth inflections supported by finely grained tannins and balanced acid, finishing with some minerals.
...slightly jammy midpalate filled with plums and blackberries. Upfront, there's a floral element, and on the finish, some dusty tannins.
Dried lavender, white pepper, chai tea, crushed rock and bright red fruit flavors of dried cherry and raspberry show a firm backbone of thick tannins. Features a long, lingering finish.
...aromas of musky dark plum and black raspberry complicated by nuances of cola and earth. Rich, broad and enveloping...finishing with a firm spine of tannins and acids.