Deep, dense cherry-black color. On the nose, dark and brooding. Primary blackberry fruits and black olive tapenade notes segue to black jelly beans, soot. A formic/V.A. lift merges with odors reminiscent of the burnt crystalized of a freshly (over) baked fruitcake. Caramelized black fig, quince and quandong paste, and juniper add to the evocative mix. Certainly ripe, but not overripe. On the palate, sheen/shine/gloss/flesh - which to choose to best describe the immediate impression of that first sip? Or maybe all four?! And yet there's an enlivening acidity that drives the palate...a palate-shape of three dimensions - or as overheard "Well put together". But what does it actually taste like? Bitter chocolate to the fore, pipe tobacco and a mass of dark-berried fruits throughout. Oak? Look harder...it's there!