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94 VM.
"Vivid purple. Deeply perfumed, smoke-tinged aromas of cherry liqueur, boysenberry, licorice and cola are complicated by potpourri and incense flourishes. Concentrated, broad-shouldered and appealingly sweet, offering weighty black and blue fruit liqueur flavors that coat the palate and pick up a touch of floral pastilles on the back half. Youthful tannins build slowly on an extremely long, lush finish that leaves a sexy candied violet note behind." Josh Raynolds, Vinous.com, Nov 2017 |