Visual aspect: black, very deep. Young, purple tinges. Nose: ripe, harmonious mix of black fruits (fruit cream), cocoa, orange peel. Meaty, straight. Palate: a lot of material, corpulent, well-balanced, rich. Very ripe palate, melted tannins. Lovely retro-olfaction. Match with food: hare ''a la royale''; wild boar stew; thrush with chestnut and herbs. Comments: a full wine, well-made and round.