Aromas of plum and menthol, cassis and sweet dark foresty fruits, toasty coconut oak, loam and sweet pitch. The virility and plummyness continues along the full length of the palate, matched by the tell-tale menthol and the pearly coco-ribe-like oak. Bits of mint, blueberry and coal, a wine of excellent length and texture, there's real handsome breadth to the palate, it's express-train full bodiedness carries the flavours of dark berry, menthol and toasty savoury oak. Deliverence of pearl-like tannins, this beautifully harmonized purebred of a wine is driven by the rich berry flavours, well integrated wood, and softness all around. A well developed red to savour with flavoursome meat dishes, and high quality cheeeses.