Ripe and succulent, featuring cherry, plum, earth, graphite and wild herb aromas and flavors. Vibrant acidity provides tension and drives this red to the prolonged aftertaste. Harmonious and complex, with terrific energy and length. *Highly Recommended* (BS)

The estate harvested between 20-22 September to get grapes in before the rain which was forecast. Bunches and berries were much smaller than average, and the concentration here is palpable. It wears its ripeness on its sleeve, with forward aromas of red cherry coulis and spiced plum. An earthy background of medicinal herbs bestows welcome gravitas, and the substantial juicy fruitiness almost obscures fine-boned, elegant tannins for the time being. Somewhere deep, flinty minerals lurk. It needs to lose some of its baby fat, however, before it can be taken seriously. (MM)