Impenetrable colour, the aroma is an explosion of dark damson plum, 10 spice, black olive, black liquorice and sandalwood notes. There is mouth filling richness on the palate with dark plum, Christmas cake and savoury, meaty complexity. The tannins are very fine grained with a soft, chalky quality providing beautifully balanced length.
96 Points, Sam Kim, Wine Orbit “Gorgeously styled and complex, the bouquet shows blackcurrant, sweet plum, cedar, thyme and game characters. It’s impressively weighted and richly textured, offering plump mouthfeel and generous texture together with fine grainy tannins, finishing impressively long and engaging. A blend of 69% merlot, 15% cabernet franc, 8% syrah & 8% cabernet sauvignon. At its best: now to 2031.”
87% Merlot, 4% Malbec, 4% Syrah, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc
13.5% abv.