Some wines feel like they are letting you in. This one feels like it is watching you first. Dark fruit, violets, and a quiet thread of pepper rise from the glass with the kind of stillness that makes you check if anyone else noticed what you are doing. The wine is calm, but alert, like someone leaning in a doorway just far enough to see everything.
The first sip tightens the moment. Black cherry, smoke, and a long chalky line that holds your palate in place. It is elegant, but it does not hide. The tannins brush against you with a slow confidence, the kind that makes you aware of your own breathing. You are the one being observed, and somehow that makes the wine taste even better.
Serve it with roast duck, charred mushrooms or anything savoury that glows under a little attention. This is not a wine you drink alone. It needs a room, a mood, and the sense that someone else might be looking.
