Deep garnet with bright ruby edges. After the volumes of dark plums, blackberries and florals (think violets), find all-spice and fruitcake notes, vanilla, toast and cocoa. Rich and full-bodied, the depth of fruit generosity is wrapped around grainy, well-structured tannins. The combination gives both volume and length to the palate. The characters of dusky-red ripe fruit, oak derived spices and cedar notes, and the savoury, mineral tannins have combined for layered complexity. Pleasingly, this very substantial wine remains fresh and youthful throughout, with the promise of great things to come.