Creamy, juicy raspberry, blackberry and cassis fruit, this is wide-shouldered and opulent, gourmet character with cumin, baking spice, cedar, incense and spice. 75% new oak, director of winemaking Philippe Bascaules.

This takes a graceful tack, offering supple, cedar-lined notes of gently mulled red currant and black cherry fruit that glide through the tobacco-, mint-, licorice- and sandalwood-accented finish. Offering charm rather...

Elegant, silky, refined, ripe and fresh, there is ripe, dark fruits, soft tannins and a finish replete with sweet, ripe, velvet-textured fruit. This should drink well on release.