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...shows bright primary notes of blackberry and redcurrant... There’s also lively spice roiling with the fruit in a back-palate wrestle that leaves the flavour profile intriguing to the end.
An expansive bouquet evokes dark berry preserves, incense, vanilla and cola... Juicy, seamless and alluringly sweet, offering densely packed yet lively blueberry, cherry-cola and violet pastille flavors and a suggestion of spicecake...velvety tannins add shape and grip to the impressively long finish.
...a rich and heady combo of dark chocolate, brambly berries, licorice and earthy herbs. Tannins are integrated neatly within a silky texture of pure, tangy fruit and vibrant acidity.
A very composed Octavius with rich blackberries and dark plums, framed in tarry, earthy and gently spicy complexity. The palate delivers a very fluid and long impression with a wealth of ripe, smooth tannin that holds the long finish.
Dense, toothsome huckleberry and blackberry flavors show touches of Earl Grey tea, black licorice and sandalwood, adding distinctive spiciness. Savory details of saline and dried herb linger, as do the tannins, which firm up on the finish.
Leathery, fresh and lively – even racy...