...works beautifully, yielding impressive cassis and redcurrant fruits as well as complex tobacco, leafy herbs, peppery, and a kiss of iron/bloodiness that shows more on the palate. With medium to full-bodied richness, it has a stunning sense of elegance, incredibly polished tannins, and a great finish.
...explodes to cassis, blueberries, cracked peppercorn, violet, tar and touches of olive and charcuterie...palate is full-bodied and packed with nuanced fruits in a firm and incredibly fresh frame, and it finishes long and perfumed.
Potent aromas of ripe red and dark berries, exotic spices, violet and incense pick up a floral element as the wine opens up. Juicy and energetic in the mouth, offering vibrant black raspberry, cherry cola, allspice and floral pastille flavors that show fine definition and mineral lift. The floral and spice notes repeat emphatically on a very long, seamless finish shaped by slowly emerging tannins.