Bright red-purple colour, deep and concentrated; the bouquet is all pepper and dried spices, earthy/forest-floor scents and dried bayleaf. Toasty oak. Colossal pepper/spice and dried herb flavours that endure very long on the after-palate. Decadent stuff. Drink date: 2024-2041. (Huon Hooke,therealreview.com,Dec. 4, 2023) Bright red-purple colour, deep and concentrated; the bouquet is all pepper and dried spices, earthy/forest-floor scents and dried bayleaf. Toasty oak. Colossal pepper/spice and dried herb flavours that endure very long on the after-palate. Decadent stuff. Drink date: 2024-2041. (Huon Hooke,therealreview.com,Dec. 4, 2023) 750 mL bottle