Opens with fragrant violets, blueberry, black plum, vanilla and white pepper. Ripe dark berries and chocolate fill the full-bodied palate, buttressed by plush tannins and 14 months in French and American oak. Cracked pepper and gamey notes on the finish. Not shy, so can handle well-marinated meats.
A complex, well-balanced Bordeaux-style blend of Cab Franc (43%), Merlot (28%), Cab Sauv (20%) and Petit Verdot (9%). Compelling bouquet of blueberry, blackcurrant, tobacco and cedar. Fresh acidity, rich cassis and soft tannins on a full-bodied palate. Coffee and cocoa notes linger. A Sunday-night roast companion, whether now or over the next 6 years.
Deep ruby colour; there is evident oak in the form of chocolate, coffee and spice which folds into the dark cherry and blackberry fruit. Ripe tannins and great length mean it should be consumed over the next 5 to 7 years.
The former Rubicon returns with a slightly different moniker, with complex aromas of mocha, mulberry and red fruits preceding a layered and evolving palate of plummy and cassis notes. Good structure and well-integrated tannins underpinned by flinty hints and a lingering close.
Fans will love this robust version of old-vine Baco from Henry of Pelham. It’s meaty, dark and intense on the nose with aromas of plums, smoky spices, cherry liqueur, sweet oak and bramble. It’s quite rich and savoury on the palate with flavours of plum pudding, pepper, anise, campfire smoke and a range of spice with good vibrancy through the finish.
Lifted black cherry, cassis and plum on the nose precede a plush and accessible fruit-driven palate of black fruit and herbal hints with a mineral streak; good fruit/acid balance before a lingering end.
Cherry, toasty notes on top before a medium-bodied, well-structured palate of red fruit, gently earthy and peppery notes supported by lively acidity and well-integrated tannins.