An elegant, pure and spicy nose offers superb complexity with only a trace of wood in sight. The rich, intense and intensely mineral-driven big but classy flavors are blessed with generous amounts of dry extract on the dusty, palate staining and hugely long finish. This is quite an interesting wine, not only for the obvious quality but also because the length is quite sneaky in the sense that it appears to have finished and then it suddenly reappears. This is also finer and more subtle than the Mazis if perhaps not quite as powerful and I like the integrated feel to the very firm tannins as this will require the better part of 20 years to fully mature. *Don't miss!*

New for this year. Dark and rich purple. Succulent but introvert. Lots of juicy fruit that has, most agreeably, eaten up the new oak character. Really quite juicy. I could so easily imagine this with roast game – grouse, say! Should settle down and become rather an exciting, complex bottle. 18/20 points