" Deep dark ruby. Mature, open bouquet defined by tarry, gently smoky oak and intense, flamboyant fruit, pencil shavings and a hint of cigar box in the background. Surprising light structure and elegantly displayed broad, dry flavour, savoury vinosity, fleshy and supple in mid palate, with a slight tang on the finish: delicious and beautifully made, if too rarely seen. "