TASTING NOTES
Aromas of rich dark-fleshed plum, sticky dried prune and plump blackcurrant bolt from the glass and envelope the senses like an excited puppy tugging on its leash. Husky, musky notes of impenetrable brambles growing in a deep ravine are followed by boiled gumdrops, 72% cocoa chocolate, black tea leaf, shaved cedar and steaming sweet brioche. Finally, black pepper, warm polished leather and the slightly unnerving waft of frankincense.
The palate is no pushover either. A curious mix of rich, jammy blackberry and plum flavours balanced by the almost herculean structure which is thick and tarry with an abrasive element like red fire bricks. Yet the tannins are never aggressive and as the wines works its way toward the back of the palate it shows a seductive flintiness and finally settles carborundum smooth.