This has excellent depth, loaded with quality cabernet character. Expect fresh black currants, black olives, graphite, dark minerals and white pepper. Full-bodied and juicy, with lots of creamy, fine-grained tannins before a long, structured but precise finish.

A dark, winey style, with a deep well of cassis and black cherry reduction flavors supported by charcoal, tobacco and chestnut leaf notes. Violet peeks out, giving this a chime of purity. Shows scale but is just a bit shy on energy. Still, this is an impressive effort for the vintage. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.

The black coffee aroma and dense black currant fruits give this wine restrained power. From the Pauillac plateau, the wine is full of both fruit and tannins.