Medium straw yellow. Nougat and tropical notes, underscored with creamy vanilla, butterscotch, sliced stone fruit, lemon butter, “apple pie” (fruit and spice) and cooled with a stony influence. While the body and richness come from plenty of fruit, the (obvious) oak treatment, lees stirring and the malolactic fermentation, there’ s still a focus through the back palate, preventing this from being a blousy, overblown monster. Plenty of phenolic grip leaving the palate achingly dry. One for the lovers of a richer style, but still like things classy.