The nose of this wine is lithe, lighter, and lither than previous vintages, with dark cherry, cherry cola, roasted herb, sweet oak, rosemary, smoked tobacco leaves, and rosehip.

The mouth of this medium-bodied wine is balanced, with good acidity, and good fruit focus, but lithe with dark cherry, raspberry, sweet oak, nice tannin, sweet Oolong tea, sweet spices, and loam.