Nose - Oily, waxy and nutty, balanced by ripe orchard fruits. Notes of almond fruit cake on denser Christmas pudding, with cereal and orange behind.

Palate - The comforting chewiness of rich fruit-bread, hints of orange zest and clove, growing drier, still minty, with crisp green apple.

Finish - In a word, long. Quite syrupy at first, then drying, with elegant coating tannins rich in dark chocolate character.