Cold charcoal smoke with spice and some dark chocolate. Clear and delicately juicy, very elegant appearance with a lot of charm, stimulating cherries with some compact fruit sweetness, cold charcoal smoke, clear spice and chocolate, lively and fresh, shows race, firm body with strength, shoulders and backbone, an athletic youth with his muscles tries to draw attention to itself, fine tannins, very well integrated, deep, complex and promising, good finish with an almost never-ending combination of cherry fruit, a hint of cassis, slightly sweet fruit, spice and chocolate, long and impressive. (P. Dautel August 21, 2017)