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On the first pass, the wine is all violet candy, with ripe dark fruits. Then come savory herbs, dried figs and baking spice...palate is structured and rich with fine tannins...
Deep, plush and tarry nose with immense concentration, yet it remains fresh, with orange chocolate, wet stones, dried blackberries and hints of oyster sauce and marzipan. Full-bodied, really intense and concentrated, with dusty tannins that linger through the very long, bittersweet finish. Chocolatey, but also zesty at the end. Really impressive.
The bouquet is redolent of baked fruit, kirsch and blackberry preserves. The wine also shows a slightly savory side with cured tobacco leaf and crushed clove.
Full-bodied and rich, this well-spiced red is nevertheless elegant throughout. Features fine, plush tannins and lightly mouthwatering acidity seamlessly knit to an appealing range of black cherry coulis, rich date and fig cake accents. Shows tar-tinged smoke and earth notes that glide across the palate and linger on the finish.
...aromatically stunning, wafting up with a perfumed mix of lavender and violet before giving way to crushed plums and wet stone. This is pure elegance on the palate; a salty flourish complements its ripe red and black fruits, accentuated by balsamic spice. The 2013 finishes lightly structured and with outstanding length, as traces of dark chocolate slowly fade.