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The nose is exactly what they describe—ripe black fruits that hit you right away, and it stays smooth on the palate with those silky tannins. Paired it with a simple roast and the licorice finish lingered nicely; we finished the bottle before the meal was over.

Opened this with dinner last night and the ripe black fruit aromas filled the room as soon as I poured. The licorice note on the finish gave it a nice complexity that lingered long after the last sip.

The silky tannins really stood out to me—this paired beautifully with a simple roast chicken. That lingering hint of licorice on the finish kept me coming back for another sip.