supple and layered, this nicely captures the scope and scale of this superb vintage. it's still young, tight and quite compact, but shows threads of tobacco, anise, stone and pencil lead, along with full, fleshy, plum and cassis fruit. great structure and dense, ripe tannins. this is a perfect illustration of why washington merlot can claim to be the best in the world outside of pomerol.
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