Starts with alluring crimson-purple and goes on from there; on the one hand there is an array of velvet and satin red and black fruits on the other hand medium-bodied elegance the two streams joining on the long supple palate. Bottle no. 612 of 1444 made.

No denying a richness or regional origin here thick gravelly earthen aromas with meaty gamey complexity and the haze of ripe blackberries and their brambly bush origin. Though thick in the palate the wine maintains a medium-bodied feel and tapers out to a light bright red fruited spicy close. Between go and whoa are twiggy whole bunch herbal licks and the smooth glide of fruit slatey tannin and earthy ferrous spice sits on an undercarriage of glossy acidity. Structured but Gaudi over Seidler. There's a raw quality here an appealing rustic feel that reminds me of wines of ages past. I want more.