Estimate
...aromas of dried herbs, baker's chocolate, pink peppercorn, black currant and cherry taking some coaxing. The palate is all about grace and delicacy, and it brings both in abundance.
...plenty of plush dark red and black fruit aromas with hints of oak. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is complex, layered and ripe, showcasing a parade of plum and blackberry flavors followed by lifted red and purple flowers followed by a delightful mineral tension and fine-grained tannins. The long-lingering and persistent finish somersault between flavors of popcorn kernel, black plum and dark cherry skin.
Sleek and multilayered, with expressive black cherry, bitter chocolate and dusky spice flavors that build toward refined tannins.
...darkly alluring and intense, with masses of black currant and plums accentuated by crushed ashen stone and tobacco. Silky yet potent, it floods the palate with soothingly sweet red and blue fruits complemented by confectionary spice and a hint of dark chocolate...tapers off with supreme elegance, as sweet tannins engulf a core of citrus-tinged black cherry.
A very pure note of black cherry with aromas of dried herbs and black licorice as well. Full-bodied with silky tannins. Rather composed and focused on the dark, ripe palate. Very good depth and intensity here, with nuanced notes of black tea and dried rose.
It has wonderfully pure cassis and darker berry fruits as well as textbook graphite, tobacco, and lead pencil-like nuances...medium to full-bodied, has silky yet building tannins, and a great finish.