Pretty notes of powdered cocoa over black plum on the nose then lead to a spice box with nutmeg and cinnamon hinting at mole sauce, and some saddle leather and dusty earth in the 2023 BLOCK FIVE. A little more darker toned than some vintages, it is still boisterous on the palate with sweet dark cherries that fan out and reveal anise, and notes of coffee and cigar in a long finish that is persistent and youthful.
Starting out with deep dark tones rising from the glass, the 2023 PRADO has bright floral high tone black currant and mulberry fruit, violets, sandalwood and graphite with a tinge of iron red earth. Juicy black cherry compote turns to blackberry on the palate, with the wine showing power wrapped in elegance, and a seamless long finish that glides on unfurling layers of complexity over a pleasant acid backbone.
A summer garden of fruits and berries such as strawberry fills the nose, with pretty floral aromas following and even hints of berry patch leaves. On the palate, a burst of cranberry and raspberry overlay a juicy round wine with hints of sweet fruit that then turn into tangy notes of citrus on the finish.
Layers of dark fruits from brambleberries on top of spice cake, cedar cigar box and sweet pipe tobacco unfold on the nose. A concentrated attack of candied plum, black cherry and caramelized fig are part of the sweet and silky palate that is generous and long with a finish turning from currant to anise and showing a little grip and brightness.
Intense sweet dark fruits with brooding aromas of blueberries, cocoa, leather and fine antique wooden furniture, and then hints of lifted maple in the foreground are later complemented by black olive. The wine hits the palate with sweet fruits of raspberry turning to blackberry and the structure unfolds with a building finish that portends a long future of graceful aging.
Lively and forward strawberry fruit roll up meld with tangy acid freshness
Crisp and lively with notes of lemon zest and pear flesh. Juicy round fruit finish with a hint of tangerine.
