Colour
Deep dense red .
Nose
Classic, dark.
A black aromatic theme – graphite, flint, char, black jelly bean…
A sensitive yet apparent veil of oak – ever so shy, compliant.
Scents from the baker – Christmas pudding, replete with brandy and Cointreau-soaked currants;
And from the chef – roasted meats, jus, pan-scrapings.
Palate
Full and expansive. An immersion of flavour saturation and a textural continuum across the palate.
Mouth-coating sweet tannins and balanced acidity…never confronted by any threat of new oak.
Black olive and chocolate notes resonate with an abundance of fruits – plum, prune, blackberries, wild blueberries…
Persistent length and flavour, finishing firm and assertive.