" Deep inky purple to rim. Quiet initially on the nose, primary cassis, mulberry and violet aromas with just hints of cigar box. As the wine opened the flavours and complexity developed. Keynotes of liquorice, tobacco, black cherry and spice. A good backbone of tannin, the wine is medium to fullbodied and I think with another few years in bottle, it will come to grips with itself and integrate all those wonderful components into a fantastic whole. "