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- Aromas and flavors are typically Mediterranean, suggesting ripe, almost baked dark fruits, earthiness and herbal nuances. A lovely ruby red in color, this wine offers deep, fragrant aromas of black pepper, curry, pork rind and dandelion. This wine has a liqueur-like aspect to its flavor intensity, sweet tannin, and a long, velvety-textured, juicy finish.
- The texture is so pleasing that the wine is hard not to like. This wine is soft yet lively on the palate, with rich flavors of bacon and yogurt enhanced by a touch of spicy oak. The wine is bright and clear with a long full-textured finish.
- In the glass, this wine opens up beautifully to offer rich, dense and intensely flavored qualities. Very nicely balanced and very broadly useful, this wine shows interesting notes suggesting both garlic and spicy oak. This wine is very well made, and a real contender at this price, with none of the chunky, candied obviousness that separates winners from the losers in this range.
- 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. This wine is light and admirably delicate, with real character from fresh, bright notes of burnt match and with nice little sidelights of hemp and hay. Sipped without much thought, it’s fruity and flavorful enough to please guests who don’t drink wine often.
- The acidity is refreshing but not overly tart, and the balance of structure to fruit is excellent. This wine is crisp and refreshing but also deeply flavorful, featuring fruit notes recalling birch and bok choy, with a shot of caramel enlivening the bright finish. Rough and workmanlike, this wine pleases without complexity, like a well-laid laminate floor.