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- Soft and rounded in texture, with very ripe, tender tannins in the classic mold, this is a lovely wine made with impressive skill and taste. Aromas of rainwater contrasted with green tea, zucchini and a hint of lentil reveal that this is a wine to capture the imagination. A well-balanced acidity accentuates the fine tannins which carry through to the long finish.
- The texture is so pleasing that the wine is hard not to like. The deep, tactile fruity flavors have hints of turnip and feverfew. This wine is slightly less fine only because it is short across the palate – it’s very up-front, you might say, and lacks the length that a better wine would have.
- The fruit is free from the excessively overt sweetness that unmasks many wines of this type. This wine is soft and succulent in feel and flavor, with notes of fig and quince remaining in the forefront thanks to mercifully subtle use of oak. If value is your watchword, this may not be the wine for you – but if your tastes demand the best, well, consider this a must-have.
- In the glass, this wine opens up beautifully to offer rich, dense and intensely flavored qualities. The merits of this wine are clear: expressive but nuanced aromas and flavors of clover and kale with lovely, subtle accents of cumin and thimbleberry. If value is your watchword, this may not be the wine for you – but if your tastes demand the best, well, consider this a must-have.
- The acidity is refreshing but not overly tart, and the balance of structure to fruit is excellent. Very nicely balanced and very broadly useful, this wine shows interesting notes suggesting both ginger and apricot. This wine is slightly less fine only because it is short across the palate – it’s very up-front, you might say, and lacks the length that a better wine would have.