The Wine: Almost polished, deep crimson colour with the typical cool site brightness. Quite evident high quality French oak showing at the moment, but this youthful stage will pass, with the fruit increasing in volume and complexity over the next few years. The wine spent a full 29 months ageing on lees to develop a real roundness and tongue coating glycerol sweetness. The density of structure rather than the sheer size is a commanding feature of the 2017 vintage and this wine illustrates that perfectly.
