Estimate
...silky and polished...manages smooth integration with none of the rougher spots that can sometimes occur in hot and dry growing seasons. The bouquet shows nuanced detail with wild berry, forest floor, grilled herb and wild rose.
...cherry, mushroom and stone aromas and flavors. Medium body. Firm, lively yet fine-grained tannins. Bright finish.
...ripe with the musky cologne of worn leather, red cherry liqueur, macerated strawberry, and damp earth. Up front, it is generous with silky fruit and medium bodied, with ripe red plum, sweet balsamic, sanguine earth, and blood orange.
Round, evoking plum, dried cherry and earth flavors framed by toasty spice accents.
...raspberry sauce and violet candies plus black tea, blood orange and clove...soft, round effort that impresses with cool-toned red fruits and salty minerals and acids that tug at the cheeks as they work their way across the palate.
Elegantly structured, this offers balsamic aromas of camphor that mingle with new leather, forest floor and blue flower. The taut, polished palate features mature Marasca cherry, blood orange and star anise before closing on a hint of mocha. Fine-grained tannins provide support.
Maraschino cherry and sour cherry with a little lift on the nose and hints of cardamom pod. Hints of dried fruit but plenty of energy on the palate and with gorgeous, rich tannins.