The 2014 Croix Mouton offers creme de cassis, boysenberry jam and a hint of bell pepper on the nose. It is upfront and quite bold for the vintage, typical for the estate. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannin, full of blackberry and cassis fruit, a pleasant fleshiness towards the glossy finish. For certain this is, as always, unapologetically modern in style, but this is balanced and powerful.