Deep, ruby with excellent clarity. The nose begins like a stroll through a spice market — the aromatics span the five pillars of sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami through the familiar notes of Chinese five spice (fennel, cinnamon, star anise etc.). Beneath the exotic spice is a core of sweet cherry fruit, with even a suggestion of orange peel as in a well-made Negroni. A delicate dried herbal note of whole bunches rounds things out, with a note of crushed raspberry. Silky and supple in the mouth, with a serious backbone of fine tannins of both the grape and oak variety adding complexity of texture and a framework on which to age. Dry to taste, it is abundantly fruited as the Hua Nui name suggests, but also classically styled to appeal to the Burgundy purists and collectors. An impressive wine in both proportion and style, it lingers long with layers of flavour continuing to unfurl.