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...incredible aromatics... powerful yet subtle (how can that be?), all about sweet, crushed summer blackberries & pure cassis liqueur... rich & smooth, defining Napa elegance, grace & beauty. World class, dramatic & just about perfect...
The 1147 is the most overt, powerful, and structured wine in the lineup of 2009s here... dark red berries, earthiness, licorice and smoke add complexity as the wine opens up in the glass. Firm tannins support the intense, powerful finish.
Clean, classy aromas of cassis, black cherry, violet and graphite minerality. Lush and sweet in the mouth, but with a solid mineral underpinning... big but round tannins and excellent persistence. Has structure to age. A superb showing...