Reds that impress you with their richness, intensity, weight, or majesty; Usually produced from small, thick-skinned red varieties, which give off both tannin and color to the wine; Those are powerful reds with obvious structure, full-body, lots of tannin and high in alcohol; The fruit flavors often suggest dark-berries, currant fruits, it can occasionally leaning toward dried-fruit of jam, raisin & fig and oak flavor often accompanying them
Varietal:
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot
2001:Very smoky, with berry, coffee and tobacco aromas. Full-bodied, with polished velvety tannins, plenty of fruit and a cedary aftertaste. Tight and compacted. This is better than the 2000 Mouton. It's a baby 1986 Mouton. Solid and very, very fine. Persists for a long time on the palate. Best after 2009.
1988:
A magnificent wine that’s ripe, powerful, seductive and amazingly deep. Massively concentrated and bursting with currant, plum, berry, cedar, chocolate and spice flavors, yet it keeps its balance, never to excess. Lingering finish.
Full-Bodied Reds
