Dark crimson. Struck-flint, lustrous dark cherries and blackcurrant cassis play the opening keys. Wafts of savoury spice, a touch of toasty oak, and a flash of thyme in the background.

Opaque garnet with ruby rim. Cedar, a brush of ink against white paper, monastic and deep. Spiced black fruit plumbs these depths, shading in from juniper and blackcurrant to cherry...