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Bright, medium deep ruby red; aromas of black plum, roasted coffee, walnut and lead pencil.
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Tom Hyland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The character is full of blackberry, black currant and lead pencil.
—Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2021
Just a plain lead pencil.
—Chris Hine, Star Tribune, 9 Mar. 2021
Hard-to-Pull Zippers When a zipper works, but requires a fair amount of strength to slide it up and down, try this: Take an ordinary lead pencil and rub its sharpened tip along the teeth on the zipper.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2020
The dazzling 2005 is in transition between primary and secondary, showing the scent of lead pencil, often noted as a signature aroma of the wines of Bordeaux’s Pauillac region.
—Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 13 Aug. 2018
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Tom Hyland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The character is full of blackberry, black currant and lead pencil.
—Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2021
Just a plain lead pencil.
—Chris Hine, Star Tribune, 9 Mar. 2021
Hard-to-Pull Zippers When a zipper works, but requires a fair amount of strength to slide it up and down, try this: Take an ordinary lead pencil and rub its sharpened tip along the teeth on the zipper.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2020
The dazzling 2005 is in transition between primary and secondary, showing the scent of lead pencil, often noted as a signature aroma of the wines of Bordeaux’s Pauillac region.
—Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 13 Aug. 2018
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“Lead pencil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead%20pencil. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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lead pencil
noun
: a pencil using graphite as the marking material
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