A reliable blend that delivers rich and ripe dark berries and cherries, as well as bracken and herbs. The palate has a smooth, plush and gently crunchy feel with a bright, lithe and juicy feel. Succulent finish. Drink or hold.

First impressions are good. It’s a bold, substantial wine, loaded with both fruit and oak. There’s lot of tannin too, giving the wine a real presence in the mouth. First sip and I thought we were really onto something here. Subsequent sips saw the oak creep further and further forward, so that it came to be the dominant impression. The aftertaste is particularly resiny and planky. If you like big oak, big tannin and big fruit, more or less in that order, then we have a real contender here. I still think it has a lot to offer but it’s a wine you buy/drink as much on style as you do on quality.

Full, dark, deep, black-hued ruby-red colour, a little lighter on the rim. The nose is softly full and well-packed with concentrated, ripe aromas of blackberries and blackcurrants along with black plums and nuances of redcurrants. The aromatics are refined and show intensity, unfolding subtle nutty oak. The aromatics grow in density with aeration. Full-bodied, the has deep and softly packed , concentrated flavours of ripe blackberries and blackcurrants with plums and notes of nutty, spicy oak. The fruit is harmoniously interwoven and balanced with the oak and supported by fine-grained flowery tannin extraction with integrated acidity. The flavours grow in richness to fill the mouth and carry to a concentrated, lingering, nuanced finish. This is a softly concentrated and densely packed, ripe Bordeaux-varietal blend with harmoniously integrated and balanced black fruits on a very fine-grained palate. Match with roasted red meats over the next 7-9 years. 18.5+/20 Points

Full, dark, deep, black-hued ruby-red colour, a little lighter on the rim. The nose is softly full and well-packed with concentrated, ripe aromas of blackberries and blackcurrants along with black plums and nuances of redcurrants. The aromatics are refined and show intensity, unfolding subtle nutty oak. The aromatics grow in density with aeration. Full-bodied, the has deep and softly packed , concentrated flavours of ripe blackberries and blackcurrants with plums and notes of nutty, spicy oak. The fruit is harmoniously interwoven and balanced with the oak and supported by fine-grained flowery tannin extraction with integrated acidity. The flavours grow in richness to fill the mouth and carry to a concentrated, lingering, nuanced finish. This is a softly concentrated and densely packed, ripe Bordeaux-varietal blend with harmoniously integrated and balanced black fruits on a very fine-grained palate. Match with roasted red meats over the next 7-9 years. 18.5+/20 Points