Estimate
...drop-dead gorgeous beauty...rush of dark blue/purplish fruit, gravel, spice and menthol builds into the huge, structured finish.
...deep well of red cherry jam and pomegranate unfold to accents of salted licorice, iodine, bergamot, prosciutto and savory spice...palate explodes with concentrated fruit that segues to floral and earth tones as it sweeps through the mouth. It has a silky, seamless mouthfeel and a finish that goes on and on.
A superb red with fine yet muscular tannins that are formed and long. Broad shouldered. The wine is powerful yet intense with dark ripe strawberries, orange peel and violets. Some blue fruits, too.
...dark-fruited profile emerges, with black cherry, violets, black tea, and wet stone followed by a full-bodied red with an angular texture and snappy yet refreshingly bitter notes of black tea, ripe red and blue fruit, and turned earth.
This is laden with fruit, as notes of mulberry, plum and boysenberry preserves glide through, enlivened by anise, bramble and savory accents along the way. The finish is nicely harnessed by well-inlaid acidity, while the fruit continues to pump along.