Big, structured and dense, yet surprisingly elegant. Ripe aromas of blackberry, cassis, tomato leaf and mocha. The palate is extremely full-bodied, but the firm tannic backbone and seam of fine acidity keep it balanced. Flavours of black fruits, mocha,licorice, anise, pipe tobacco and olive. The long, black cherry finish has enough freshness to stop this hulking wine from being too ponderous. It screams for red meat to help manage the tannins or some aeration if enjoyed it on its own. This cellar starter can be savoured now or laid down to slumber for decades.