Blissfully deep purple red with mocha, charry oak and caramel aromatics. The palate has chocolate and raspberry over a bass timbre. It starts with a welling, seamless mouthful of ripe fruit, lingers through a rich mid-palate and finishes with ageless elegance. The oak, comprising 50% new French-coopered American oak and 50% fourth-fill French oak, perfectly matches the fruit. Food match: Lamb rosemary, braised beef cheeks, oxtail, political lunches.