Purple/magenta colour with a deep ruby rim. The nose is redolent of plums, blackcurrants and black cherries in eau de vie, with additional notes of cream soda and cigar box/cedar. The palate is medium-rich and quite full-bodied, with flavours of black fruits, dark chocolate and tar - enjoyably rustic, with good acidity and a decent finish. A touch bigger and more concentrated than the 2005, this is still a somewhat lighter, more approachable style of Madiran - but it is still best drunk with hearty food!

A deep, impenetrable purple core with a dark ruby rim - another glass-stainer!  Aromas of blackcurrant, plum, bramble, with notes of cedar, tobacco and polished leather. Ripe bramble, cassis and black cherry flavours, with notes of bitter chocolate and spice, good acidity and firm tannins. Full-bodied and dry, yet with a lot of fruit lurking underneath the tannins. Can be enjoyed currently with hearty food, but will age beautifully over the next 5 to 8 years. And just think of all those healthy procyanidins! 

An immensely rich and full-bodied wine, with masses of dark fruit flavours, spicy, chocolatey tannins and excellent underlying acidity - well balanced, in a big sort of way. It can be drunk now, but definitely needs rich food to bring the best out of it - something flavoursome and fatty, such as a rib of beef, lamb chops or duck. An excellent wine for the long haul.