A touch of buttermilk mingles with the plum and blackcurrant notions on the nose before a slight smokiness takes over. The palate whispers of stone and structure with its hints of graphite and tar. The tannins are incredibly sophisticated: superfine, dense, exquisitely ripe but wonderfully taut with just the right degree of astringency. Elegance, poise, class. Drink by 2050.
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