2016 Karas Wine Grand Karas Reserve Red VF12623 followed by a hint of 08859345030 followed by a hint of plum black berry and a plethora of spice nuances that continue onto the intense and remarkably powerful imposingly constructed flavors that are blessed with buckets of dry extract that render the presently rigid tannic spine almost invisible on the impeccably and palate staining finish that seems to persist without end The winery is somewhat controversial in Armenia as the term "Karas" refers to an earthenware amphora similar to Georgian qvevri or Spanish tiñajas and the Eurnekians have been involved in legal wranglings over the name The indigenous Areni and Khndoghni (also known as Sireni) are also used in the wines