Stylish, structured and finely crafted, this impressive young cabernet reveals a minty aroma of cassis, violets, dark cherries and small red berry fruits neatly interwoven with cedar/dark chocolate oak. Its slightly vegetal undertones of dried herbs should become more tobacco-like with time in the bottle. Smooth and silky, its spotless and pristine palate of vibrant, juicy small berry fruits and fine-grained oak is framed by a fine cut of firm tannin. A very correct cabernet indeed, even with the presence of some genuinely valid cooler characters.

An elegant and rather stylish combination of fleshy ripe fruit and genuine focus, with a deep, dark core of intense cabernet character. Scented with cassis, dark plums and sweet cedar/vanilla oak, itÕs lifted by nuances of violets and backed by suggestions of dustiness and dried herbs. Long, firm and varietally correct, itÕs supported by a drying undercarriage of fine, supple tannins, finishing with freshness and a silky balance.

Elegant and finely structured, with a dusty, slightly minty fragrance of cassis, blackberries, dark plums and menthol backed by smoky cedar/vanilla oak revealing just a hint of eucalypt. Underpinned by fine, grainy tannins, itÕs long and supple, with intense flavours of small black and red berries harmoniously offset by cedary oak and a bright, refreshing acidity. Likely to become genuinely complex with time.

Ripe, juicy aromas of cassis, dark plums and mulberries backed by fresh chocolate/coconut ice oak have a sweetness and jamminess. ItÕs soft and smooth, with a plush, almost opulent and Californian-styled palate whose minty and almost globular fruit is underpinned by a raw, slightly aggressive extract and finished with an assertive, slightly contrived tartness. Rather formulaic.