Colour
Deep red core, crimson on rim.
Nose
Instantly, invoking an ostentatious entry – saturated red-curranted fruits, stewed mulberry.
Next, a formic proclamation – soy/ Worcestershire sauce and freshly tanned leather.
Then, closure – beneath a descending veiled waft of icing sugar, vanilla and fragmented brandy snap.
Palate
In a word, complex. Unravels with air and time.
Red fruits arise from a mix of dark chocolate/ mocha dust (cappuccino) and chocolate-coated liquorice. Succulent, savoury, chewy – propelled by formidable tannins and well-hidden new oak.