There's a lovely evocative lift of tangy cran-raspberry fruit at first sniff, with mint, dark chocolate and savory spice following closely behind. The palate is tugged tightly by sinewy, savory tannins, but is balanced by...

Lots of lean muscle converts into flavour power: pure blackcurrant and chocolate, sage, plum and espresso, all bound in a graphite tannic grip. Coming from a drier vintage, the density of serious fruit weight equates to...