" This is a very stylish wine with beautifully concentrated, elegant spiced red berry fruit, supported by notes of dark chocolate from extended barrel maturation. Rich, ripe and yet fresh, it has exemplary balance on a tightrope of alcohol, acidity and ripe fruit with a sprinkling of vanilla. Drinking well now, this will hold in bottle as shown from its long finish and supporting tannin structure allied to high intensity fresh fruit, with an evolving note of dried cranberries. "