Dark Violet. Christmas cake fruit and spices, with coconut and Cherry Cola notes. Dense and rich on the palate, chewy textures, layered flavours, with acid and tannins all in balance. This is a wine of not only power but also harmony.
19.5-/20 Raymond Chan
Full, very dark, deep, purple-hued ruby-red colour, youthful in appearance. The nose is concentrated with intense black cherry and mineral aromas, lifted by black floral and violet perfumes and subtle whole bunch savoury herb notes. The aromatics are fresh and primary with piquant iron-earth elements that emerge from the core. Medium-full bodied, tightly concentrated flavours of black cherries and black berries show with violet floral, liquorice and whole bunch herbs, minerals and earth. The fruit is rich and sweet, enlivened by soft acidity. The palate features considerable extraction and structure, with very fine-grained, powdery tannins supporting the fruit, forming a firm core and line that leads to a very firm, tightly bound, fine-textured finish with succulent black fruits. This is a firmly extracted and tightly structured, black fruited Pinot Noir with underlying richness. Serve with beef, lamb and game meat, and with hard cheeses over the next 8-10 years.