The nose is showing some secondary notes, almost slight balsamic character, mint and chocolate but with a crushed dark fruit note. Soft, gentle with a tobacco note and such freshness - dark fruits, with taut chalky tannins - it has 14.5% but carries it remarkably well. Perfumed, cracked black pepper comes through on the finish - sous bois and mushroom notes come through on the lively finish.
COMPOSITION: 85% Carménère, 15% Cabernet Franc
Alistair Cooper MW, April 2023