The wine is full and powerful; the nose is full of deep fruit, particularly purple plums, dark berries, and a touch of fruits of the forest, it also has a lovely trace of complex spice, notably vanilla and pepper. The palate is also generous, with plenty of complex flavours of fruit and spice, particularly rich dark red fruit coulis, blackberries, blackcurrant, plum, sweet spice, vanilla, and a hint of black olive and pepper. The tannins are silky smooth and the length is long. The wine is very satisfying to drink, it is rich and powerful, but it has a lovely balance and good complexity.