...stunning notes of blackcurrants, cassis, lead pencil shavings, chocolate, and crushed rocks. Pure, full-bodied, loaded with sweet fruit, and beautifully balanced...
...firm tension to the palate, where star anise and vanilla coat the black-plum and cassis flavors.
Full ruby. Ripe cherry and dark berry aromas, along with hints of licorice, cured tobacco and vanilla. Sweet and broad in the mouth, offering sappy blueberry and cherry-vanilla flavors that pick up a spicy nuance with aeration. Closes spicy and impressively long, with a lingering bitter chocolate quality and even tannins that come up slowly.