Sourced this summer, we had to dig around to find a 2009 that was drinking as well as this. If you like mature claret with plenty of breadth and interest, those dried fruit and aged tannins coming through on the palate, then this one’s for you. A great vintage, a great find, drink now.

Complex, developing and flavourful, the colour belies its age! The nose has a mix of wild cherry and crisp dark fruits, rich cherry liqueur, a little varnish, toast, and some sea scent. Nicely weighted on the palate, saline-tinged red fruits with pockets of sweetness and a savoury streak. Lightly grippy but with ripe tannins.