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...compelling bouquet of licorice, minerals, black and blueberry liqueur, extraordinary delineation, high tannin, superb extract, and phenomenal richness all are the stuff of a legend. This wine seems impossible to have emerged...
Offers opulent aromas of meat, toasty oak and ripe berries, almost roasted in character. Full-bodied,with chewy tannins, but a rich & dried fruit aftertaste. Shows lots of new wood. Amazing concentration here. Endless wine for the vintage..
Aromas of plum syrup, spice cake, minerals, Valrhona chocolate and tobacco. Sweet, suave and fairly full in the mouth, with strong underlying minerality.
Dark crimson. A little raisiny on the nose. Chewy tannins. Very dramatic but not as beautifully balanced as the Cheval tasted immediately before it. Sweet, rather alcoholic finish.