a six-grape rhône blend, this does not lose focus or intensity. it strikes the palate head-on with flavors of dried leaf, prune, cooked cherry, cinnamon and mocha. but despite the raisin/prune flavors, it does not seem overripe or in any way over the hill. rather, these superripe flavors have somehow been tamed, the alcohol is just over 14%, and the wine leaves a sinuous, sensuous trail of flavor as it moves through the palate.
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