Dried roses, ripe raspberry, something like black jelly beans, some sweet spices. Medium to full-bodied, plush and mouth-filling, with insistent silky tannin nudging it along, soft acidity, a savoury cast to a long finish with a cushion of royal purple velour tannin easing it out.

Lifted aromas of both red and dark berry fruit aromas show prominently upfront and are supported by subtler hints of fruit loaf, cardamom and faint oak spice.

Notes of morello cherries, red currants and dark plum fruit fill out the palate with texture and presence, alongside refreshing mouth aromatics and pepper spice supported by a fine subtle tannin.