Juicy and focused, with friendly flavors of cassis, cherry preserves and blackberry pie, framed by a modest dose of roasted apple wood. Light spice and licorice accents add to the finish, where an echo of loam passes through. The fruit makes this seem approachable despite some seriously sneaky depth and

Dark fruit aromas with crushed mineral, pipe tobacco, pressed flower and toasted spice. Its appearance is midnight black and profound. The wine delivers a sense of sheer excitement and nervousness that will subside with another few years of bottle age.

Supple wine displaying perfect harmony that combines tannic heft with a pleasant minty freshness. Complex on the finish, ending on spicy and very ripe fruit flavours. A successful vintage that brings out the most of the blend combining body and complexity of Cabernet with the depth of flavour of Merlot.

It has a wondrous bouquet, very sensual and pure with blackberry, graphite and cedar – all the hallmarks of Pauillac, delivered with great panache. It is more opulent than I recall. The palate is medium-bodied with silky tannins, pitch-perfect acidity and a beautiful structure. Intense aromas of currant, coffee, toasty