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A smoky, beefy style, with deep black fruit, licorice and mineral flavors. Concentrated and dense, with plenty of sweet, ripe fruit to match the structure. It all plays out on the lingering finish.
Even the mild reduction can't detract from the layered, stylish and ripe nose featuring red and black pinot fruit and gorgeous violet notes that introduce, rich, sweet and deep flavors... hugely long finish.
Meaty and substantial, with plum, cassis and blackberry fruit accented by bay leaf, and underlain by rich beef broth. The tannins offer a subtle chewiness but the dark fruit character and marrow manage to outlast them.
Aromas of cherry, plum, redcurrant and spicy oak. Suave, silky and fresh, with a perfumed quality to the red fruit and spice flavors. The wine's minerality and fine tannins allow for good fruity persistence on the back end.