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Gorgeous blue fruits (cassis, blueberries), violets, leafy tobacco, and spring flower notes all emerge from this gorgeously balanced, pure, polished mountain Cabernet Sauvignon...picks up a distinct rocky minerality on the finish...purity, balance, and length are all just brilliantly done.
Wonderful aromas of crushed stone, bark, blackberry and walnut with some meat. Goes to violets. Full-bodied and beautifully integrated with a dense yet agile palate and a long, lingering finish.
Fragrant berry fruit, sage and dark chocolate mingle around a lengthy, firm yet supple wine of tremendous structure and power. Crushed rock, tobacco and toast contribute further characteristics of brooding intensity, the ripeness considerable and ageworthy.
...subtle mulberries and redcurrant jelly scents giving way to a profound core of blackcurrant pastilles, forest floor and truffles plus a hint of bouquet garni. Full-bodied with a rock-solid foundation of ripe, grainy tannins and a lively line of acidity supporting the packed-in flavors, it finishes with a dazzling array of mineral sparks.
This marries lush, dark plum and blackberry fruit paste flavors with racy cast iron and roasted earth notes, producing a muscular yet driven and defined wine that leaves smoldering savory and steeped fruit notes on the finish.
...dark, brooding behemoth. Huge tannins enshrouded the blackberry jam, crème de cassis and chocolate flavors.