" Darkest opaque ruby. Tobacco leaf and charred oak define the bouquet which is laden with superbly ripe black berry fruit aromas and has a lifted, warm character, a classic in the Bordelaise style. There is a tannic, tenuous but essential tannic thread throughout which lends firmness to a rich, refined palate, fleshy, full flavoured, dry and lightly coating, with a long, mellow finish. "