Tasting Note: Crimson in colour. Layers of intensely flavoured ripe forest berries infused with tobacco leaf, blackcurrant, seaspray and a hint of brooding cedar oak. The medium-bodied palate revels in bright berries and a spicy mid-palate freshness. A fine expression of varietal definition from a cool vintage that yields soft luscious tannins and a long, fresh finish.
Accolades: Ground coffee beans and dark chocolate frame ripe blackberry and black cherry fruit, with a dried herbal undercurrent adding savoriness. The palate is sculpted, linear, with chiseled savory tannins and lifted acidity. Still young and a little austere, this should evolve with a few more years in bottle. — Christina Pickard