Deep, bright purple/red colour with a peppery, red cherry, smoky, fireplace-ash character, also root vegetables; it's very much a stem-fermented bouquet. The palate is medium-bodied and sinewy, a discreet wine, but quite approachable in youth because of its lightness of touch and soft tannins. A tight, tidy wine, which drinks well now but will surely have a long life.