Estimate
On the nose this takes on layers of hoisin sauce and bacon fat that parade with wet stone, dark currants, crushed wet stones, huckleberry compote and beautiful black florals...palate is soft and refined with a silky texture and beautiful sense of elegance. Finishing long with stony, chocolate and herbal accents...
Nectarine, cherry and fig aromas are a lovely start, with bits of tobacco, sandalwood and violets in the background. Mouthdrying tannins form a wall around flavors of black cherry, cacao nibs and clove.
...great nose of both red and black fruits as well as iron, sandalwood, and violets. A rich, medium to full-bodied, structured wine on the palate, it has building tannins, a nicely balanced, layered mouthfeel, and plenty of meaty, gamey, umami character on the finish.
...dark and intense, smoldering up with notes of incense, dried rose, ashen stone, seared meat and black raspberry...seductively round and supple with soft textures matched by vividly ripe red berry fruits and a cascade of inner florals. Hints of blood orange combine with salty minerals and fine tannins...finishes long and spicy, yet somehow it leaves the mouth watering for more.
...possessing a generous profile of dusty, dark red fruit, with aromas that slowly release from the glass with elements of beef broth and sour plum reduction. Medium to full-bodied, the palate shows considerable weight and texture before displaying silky tannins with a delightful umami essence.
Some gamey undertones along with ripe black plum fruit, smoked paprika, spice box and smoked tea aromas. It’s meaty and concentrated with a full body and muscular, broad tannins. Savory umami in the firm finish.
...dark, brooding character... Aromatics of briny black olives, smoky soy and black fig...palate is juicy and black-fruited...finishes with a depth of spicy clove and frankincense.