Dark crimson in colour; the wine has a heady nose of dried herbs, cigar box, mocha, liquorice and cedar. The palate unfolds with a complex array of cassis, black fruits, tobacco, cedar, leather finishing with a gamey, earthiness and a lashing of pencil shavings. The wine is perfectly balanced with a big mouthfeel and tannins that are in no way harsh, but instead express the signature silky dry finish of all the reds from one of this wine regions greatest single vineyards.