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...killer bouquet of ripe red and black fruits, tobacco, cigar, and baking spices that opens up beautifully...followed by a full-bodied, ultra-pure, perfectly balanced red that has everything in the right places, silky tannins, and a great finish.
Potent, highly expressive black and blue fruit, potpourri and exotic spice aromas show outstanding clarity and pick up candied licorice, cola and black tea qualities with air...palate-staining boysenberry, cassis, bitter chocolate and violet pastille flavors that deliver a huge payload of flavor but come off surprisingly lively as well...floral and blue fruit qualities carry emphatically through a strikingly long, smooth finish framed by supple, steadily building tannins.
...scents of stone fruit salad, dried leaves, cinnamon stick, cranberry jelly, raspberry, strawberry preserves and notions of white pepper, lilac, desiccated roses, dried earth and underbrush. The palate is medium to full-bodied with multicolored flavor layers, a gently grainy frame and juicy freshness, finishing long and perfumed. Yum!