A brilliantly discreet spicy nose consists of sandalwood, essence of black cherry liqueur, violets and a hint of the sauvage. There is seriously good size, weight and power to the imposingly scaled flavors that display almost painful intensity on the driving, explosively long and very firmly structured finish where a pleasing bead of minerality appears which helps to add lift to the finish. This is powerful and presently quite compact yet my sense is that despite being very tightly wound today, it should progressively unfold such that in 7 to 8 years, it may be sufficiently civilized to enjoy if you don't wish to wait for its full maturity.

Youthful expressive nose displaying perfectly ripe pure black fruit, crushed blackberry and black cherry, a hint of caramel, beautifully perfumed, crushed rose petal, cedar, dark spices and earth. Already showing exceptional balance and complexity, very finely layered pure black fruit, silky and fluid, bright acidity, strong earthy mineral and a seamless long pure black fruit driven finish. It is drinking incredibly well in a very youthful way. Like the 14 La Tache, very expressive and classic.