...ripe Cabernet flavors and dark, dense tannins. It is fruity certainly, with a juicy, perfumed background. However, the structure and texture show best—firm and dry...
This packs a serious core of fig, blackberry and black currant fruit, along with dark tea, ganache and smoldering tobacco leaf notes. The finish is carried by loamy, well-embedded tannins, with a great tug of warm earth providing the final seduction.
The generous tannins are surprisingly harmonious and this gives the wine quite a presence on the bold palate.
The nose is delineated and fresh with blackberry, wild strawberry and minty scents emanating from the Cabernet component. The palate is well balanced with crisp tannin, well balanced with good substance...structured with just a touch of austerity, backed up by a crisp line of acidity and a cedar-tinged finish.
Light but lightly saline nose... Bone dry...texture is fine. Dry, inky finish.