A touch of VA which blew off after an hour in the decanter; the bouquet was dominated by coconut; sweet fruits including plums and blackberry were evident and the coffee aroma was just like breakfast time. When the wine was initially tasted, the palate showed large amounts of coconut but over time, it lessened in intensity and the off-sweet fruit came up in proportion to the oak with rich chocolate and a river of sweet plum ran below. Tannins have been well managed and the wine is in perfect balance, provide you are not adverse to oak. A full-bodied wine that finished with excellent persistence and intensity, it is rated as Excellent and should continue to improve in the short term and then will hold for some time.