Aromas of ripe plum, cassis, tar, woodsmoke, cocoa powder and espresso roast introduce a powerful, fine-grained wine with a chassis of richly extracted tannin, underpinned by taut acidity; deep and sapid. A formidable...
Aromas of ripe plum, cassis, tar, woodsmoke, cocoa powder and espresso roast introduce a powerful, fine-grained wine with a chassis of richly extracted tannin, underpinned by taut acidity; deep and sapid. A formidable wine, once overshadowed by the 1997 but ageing more gracefully.