Firm, somewhat meaty and herbal scent of dark berries and cherries with a hint of beetroot, suggested smoke, tobacco traces, and a touch of bacon and pepper. Ripe, herb-juicy fruit with noticeable, somewhat chocolaty, nutty, and slightly roasted wood spice, salty, lightly cocoa-spiced, and again somewhat bacon-like on the palate, persistent, has power, melt, and inner sweetness, crumbly-sandy tannins, certain warmth, meaty notes, a bit of tomato paste, very good, firm, juicy, wood-spiced, and again tomato-vegetable finish with tannic grip.

Best to drink: 2027-2032+. What our ratings mean