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"Dark red. An especially superb aromatic nose - fine and complex - which evokes a great vineyard. Very intense upon swirling, this wine feels really very, very good and remains difficult to define. Dense, tight in its core, silky and elegant; as I have always said, this wine does not expand on the sides. It proceeds directly with nobility and a beautiful aroma that allows it to end very long. The tannins are present but without rigidity . . . . The framing is here mineral. It's very good and racy."
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"Dark red. An especially superb aromatic nose - fine and complex - which evokes a great vineyard. Very intense upon swirling, this wine feels really very, very good and remains difficult to define. Dense, tight in its core, silky and elegant; as I have always said, this wine does not expand on the sides. It proceeds directly with nobility and a beautiful aroma that allows it to end very long. The tannins are present but without rigidity . . . . The framing is here mineral. It's very good and racy."
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