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*** VM. "Dark ruby-purple. Dense, profound black fruit and pepper aromas, with roast coffee and anise nuances. Full body. Powerful, rich fruit flavors on entry, complicated by mocha, anise and vanillin oak. Mouthcoating texture, supported by fine ripe tannins and good acidity. This has amplitude and flesh . . . . the oak is certainly well-integrated." Vinous, Jul 1998 |