Dark garnet, quite rich in the middle, ruby edge. Finely toasty start, red plums, light precious woods, Dominican tobacco, shows ripe berry components between red to blue fruits, fine dryness but also with wonderful spiciness. Mid palate with good muscles and a balanced but also demanding astringency, ending with rather sandy contours. Somehow unsexy but classic. In other words, it resembles his patient, reserved vintages such as 1988, 1996, 2006 and also has similar tannin contours. Takes a long time and becomes classic.