The first nosings find a gently off-dry to sweet grainy perfume; swirling stimulates further scents, including gum and glue. Palate entry is agreeably sweet and intensely grainy; the midpalate stage shows a nicely firm and silky texture. Ends up extended and beany sweet. Best Buy.
— P.P.
(12/1/2005)
The initial aroma is of quartz and stone; later whiffs detect traces of grain and charcoal. The palate entry is very dry, mildly grainy, and squeaky clean; at midpalate there is a pleasing, spirity warmth along with flavors of chalk and quartz. Concludes smooth and chalky with a note of grainy sweetness. Best Buy.
— P.P.
(12/1/2005)
The bouquet contains delicate aromas of red fruit and cranberry . The palate entry reflects that delicacy; at midpalate the taste of cranberry is faint and fresh. Finishes elegant, clean, semisweet, ripe, and with a whisper of fruit. Best Buy
— P.P.
(12/1/2005)
Opening the aromatic phase is a pleasingly languid grapy/vinous scent, followed by more focused scents of lead pencil, ripe grapes and grape skins. Palate entry is a tad hot, but dry and like dried tropical fruit; at midpalate there’s the lead pencil aspect once again as well as tastes of prunes and dates. Concludes warm, metallic and just a bit grapy.
— P.P.
(9/1/2005)