The palate shows a fresh, vibrant fruit character with black & red fruit spreading across the mid-palate. Beautifully textured with fresh acidity & fine-grained tannin giving length to this appealing Rauzan. It is a beautiful wine in this vintage, not nearly as powerful & structured as the 2010, but it has complex notes of sweet red & black fruits, unsmoked cigar tobacco, spice box & a hint of very subtle wood. The complex perfume is followed by a dark ruby/plum-coloured wine with beautifully sweet tannins, a silky, medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, & a long finish.