2011 Higher Plane The Messenger

The nose is a brooding & exotic mix of mulberry, blackcurrant, black cherry, plum, liquorice, spice, cedar & mocha. The palate entry is smooth & slippery then builds intensity throughout the mid-palate & finishes with fruit richness & beautiful fine-grained tannins with the flavours lingering in the mouth for a very long time. Demands a special meal - Tomahawk steak with Lyonnaise potatoes, seared mushrooms with garlic & thyme or vegan beet Wellington