Gem-like ruby with a gently lifted, herbaceous and floral nose of sweet strawberries (and their tops), raspberry licorice, maraschino cherry, pink rose, black tea, a touch of sorrel, cinnamon and vanilla-led spice. In the mouth is medium bodied, yet fruit forward and echoes the nose with vibrant red fruits, cherries, fig and nectarine that are gripped with drying, bunchy tannins and powered by energetic acidity. Biased towards the front palate, its crescendos in the first few seconds, holds, then really dries up and shows the scaffolding for longevity. Top notes of clove and nutmeg, as well as a faintly savoury seam teases complexity over a tail that fades wit tart plum skins, stem and whisper of button mushrooms. Tight and tense in its youth, so be sure to give it a long decant to soften and seduce.