Los Vascos le Dix de Los Vascos 2016

Youthful yet intellectual. Supple and sweet edged with a wonderfully complex nose ranging from blueberry to liquorice, nutmeg, cloves and dark chocolate. Stunning concentration on the nose and palate. This is inky and dense, with a gorgeously rich mouth feel and layers of ripe black fruit peppered with spice.

It is of course young, and its best years are yet to come, but the quality is clearly evident after an hour in the decanter. In fact, we would forgive you for drinking it now with a dish rich in protein.