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Sunday, April 11, 2021 - Mid ruby-garnet with medium plus to high optical density and medium plus specular reflectivity. Strong intensity of aromas with cherry, tar, some light roses, and spicy earth. Some forest floor and crushed leaves fills in around some lifted aromatic compounds and flowers. Really interesting on the nose, with depth and development.

On the palate, a rich medium plus density wound around a medium body with firm but ripe tannins provides a texture that is rounded and rich up front and just cleans up on the back end. Fresh medium acidity and a very dry framework make this easy to drink, but still so much power here.

Flavours of tart cherry, tobacco, and mixed berries with dirt on the attack, with an entry that is powerfully intense and has a decent bit of depth (not overly so, but nice). The midpalate shows more rich fruits, but more like cherry and plum. This is well-supported by an array of spices and tasteful oak notes (very nice and balanced approach to oak usage on this). The final transition sees the spices kick in (savoury herbal notes with some zesty black pepper) on top of a wave of warm fruit, dirt, and crushed dried tobacco. Things settle on a very very long finish with warm berries and smoky herbal spices that linger and linger. Really excellent intensity and complexity throughout.

This is a great wine. Delicious, so much BdM in a classic sense, and just a pure joy to sip. The intensity is almost surprising, coming in so huge, but yet there is depth and interest well beyond the high level of flavour here. Develops across the palate with interesting nuances coming in (like some candied fruit and anise spice that weaves around), and also develops further in the glass. Very huge and polished, while still retaining an elegance- an almost arrogant one in some ways perhaps (like the kind shown by a respected Monarch). The summary of elegant power is here, and this will get even better over time I suspect. Just so enjoyable right now too! And awesome value!

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