This has been in the cellar for a couple of years since I bought it from merchants Bat and Bottle. It has a beautiful pure red cherry fruit expression, with the warmth of prune, nutmeg and clove spice and a little creamy milk chocolate. There's an attractive aromatic nuance of dried tea leaves too. It's very classic on the palate - there's no burly over-ripe fruit here. On the palate that slight pruney sweetness accompanies fresher plum fruit and lip-smacking red fruit acidity. It's drinking just right about now, as some of the brightness of youth has subdued and it gains a touch of elegance and savoury complexity.
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