Lurid violet. A highly complex bouquet evokes ripe red and blue fruits, incense, vanilla and exotic spices, and a floral accent builds steadily as the wine opens up. Sweet and expansive on the palate, offering deeply concentrated black raspberry, boysenberry, cola and spicecake flavors that are energized and given spine by a core of juicy acidity. Shows outstanding clarity and fruity thrust on a long, sweet finish framed by smooth tannins.

45% Grenache, 45% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah - Dark red. The nose has a black cherry and blueberry aroma, is classy, the fruit serene and pure. There are outcrops of dried lands, some herbs. The palate is swell, bears silken textured black fruits with smooth tannins right in the wheel. There is a stealthy gain in intensity towards the finish, which is well in tune with the rest of the palate. This gives a luxury ride. The high percentage of Mourvèdre with the Syrah means that it isn’t especially typical as yet, but it’s a high quality wine with a very broad finish. Drinking suggestion from 2021. Tasted October 2017.

45% Mourvèdre, 45% Grenache, 10% Syrah. Cask sample. Floral notes, very tough tannic profile, punchy and taut on the palate. Some medicinal and liquorice flavours on the finish. Monstrously proportioned. (RH)