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"Lightly sweet, yet balanced by tangy acidity, this is bursting with berry flavors. A light spritz makes it dance. A good party wine."

"Multidimensional nose melds red berry liqueur, milk chocolate, underbrush, truffle and smoke...Lush, silky and sweet, with sneaky ripe acidity giving the flavors clarity and penetration."

"Light gold with a lively mousse. Impressively complex bouquet of citrus, pear, toasted hazelnut, flowers and musky herbs. Fleshy and deep, offering a broad array of orchard and pit fruit flavors along with deeper toffee and butter qualities. A snap of dusty minerals adds vivacity and extends through the palate-staining finish, which leaves floral, mineral and fruit skin notes behind. This is already showing a lot of personality but it has the depth to evolve in bottle for at least another decade."

"Knockout nose combines blackberry, violet, licorice and a hint of game. Like a confection in the mouth but fresh, nicely delineated and firmly structured, with superb concentration. Sweet, densely packed flavors of black fruits and licorice saturate the palate. A very powerful grand cru that finishes with fine, broad tannins. This should age a long time." Reviewed by Stephen Tanzer.