Estimate
...displays a lovely elegance. A bouquet of mentholated black cherries and balsamic spices is lifted by whiffs of dried sage and pine shavings. Velvety smooth and nearly creamy in feel, it floods the palate with hints of ripe red and blue fruit...core of zesty acidity maintains amazing energy and freshness. This leaves the senses enshrouded in a veil of fine-grained tannins, dramatically long and structured...
Aromas of flowers, flint, graphite and smoke on the nose. Reductive in a very good sense of the word. Similar character on the palate with lots of black cherries, dark chocolate and cedar. Medium-bodied...well-integrated tannins and a persistent finish.
...expressive and concentrated with aromas of black cherry liqueur, toasted vanilla, pine, fresh sage, and sappy herbs...has a lux feel. Full-bodied, savory, and structured...tannins are ripe...
...sweet cinnamon and vanilla stick... Blackberry and dried rose potpourri are featured along with sandalwood and sauna wood.
The cherry and strawberry fruit in this red is framed by oak spice notes, with an underlying element of flint. Elegant and light-bodied, this shows staying power...lingering finish echoes the fruit and spice accents.
...parade of rosemary, mint, cardamom and clove draws you in immediately. They repeat on the dense, luxuriant palate of dark red cherry and persimmon, where confidently extracted, dry and chalky tannins firm up the edges. Sappy acidity injects some oomph...
A core of rich, ripe cherry fruit with bittersweet, powdery tannins...ready on the palate with tones of ripe fruit.