(2007) Composed of 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, this oak-aged wine from the very good 2001 vintage has a healthy ruby colour that is quite dark and dense, with light on the rim. It has a plush, yet elegant nose, with a very nice quality of charry oak adding coffee and cedar, and quite a deep, baked plum pie fruitiness. In the mouth it is medium-bodied and savoury, with an earthy character playing against the sweetness of the fruit, and a moderately spicy background of older oak and tannin. This is a wine for drinking now and over the next couple of years, with good balance and enough acidity to keep it fresh.