Great fruit on the nose, dark chocolate tinged blackberry, black cherry and cassis. Freshness and a port-like intensity; vibrant, smooth tannins. Impression of oak spice. Long. Drinking well at 8 years old though no hurry.
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very dark color with purple ring. on nose, cherry, coffee/burning sugar. However, not as strong as craneford Shirza (more earthy). it is a full body with coffee, sweet, and spice notes. Seems stronger tannins than Craneford. Better structure? however, craneford is more pleasant to drink with distinct layers.
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8/24/2018 - vespasian wrote:
Great fruit on the nose, dark chocolate tinged blackberry, black cherry and cassis. Freshness and a port-like intensity; vibrant, smooth tannins. Impression of oak spice. Long. Drinking well at 8 years old though no hurry.
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6/6/2014 - startinoz wrote: 92 Points
Perfumed nose. Bright, sweet red and black fruit. Toffee oak. Decent.
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8/21/2013 - nick811 wrote: 90 Points
very dark color with purple ring. on nose, cherry, coffee/burning sugar. However, not as strong as craneford Shirza (more earthy). it is a full body with coffee, sweet, and spice notes. Seems stronger tannins than Craneford. Better structure? however, craneford is more pleasant to drink with distinct layers.
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