Vibrant crimson red. Soars brazenly, immediately cabernet - tomato relish/chutney and cassis on the nose. Other fruits edge forward for shelf-space - yellow fleshed plum (El Dorado?) and ripe persimmon. Intriguingly, other less assertive aromatics offer more complexity: sage soaked in butter/oil (pre-saltimbocca preparation); olive leaf/turmeric spices, caper brine. Reticent oak (cedar) noted - manifested as a seasoned/maturation character. The palate is medium-bodied; elegantly framed. No mid-palate deficiencies! Blackcurrant and plum fruits sit alongside mocha/chocolate/walnut flavours. Oak? A genteel (washed, older oak) character - affording a maturation, not a flavour imprint. Mouth-watering with fine, rounded/polished tannins. In sharp palate contrast - a finessed, varietally-driven alternative to the muscular and Grange-like Bin 707 Cabernet.