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• Paul S wrote: 93 points

  April 7, 2012 - My Birthday Celebration (Kingyo, Marina Square): Very nice. This was a good way to end the evening. After a string of 2004s that were entirely devoid of green meanies, this was a bit more obvious, with some clearly stemmy notes and hints of Chinese herb drifting in and out of an otherwise classic Clos de Tart nose with its dark cherry and cranberry aromas wed to deeper, more savoury notes of meat and earth. I must say though that the greenness was of a level where it added to the wine's sense of character and complexity rather than distracting the drinker. It was there, but certainly in the background rather than at the fore. Another good sign for the vintage perhaps. However, while the nose was a bit controversial, the palate was clearly very good. It had a nice dose of fresh, lively acidity that lent a lovely sense of defintion to deep flavours of black cherries and berries on the attack. These were lined with sweet spices and more meaty, earthy notes on the midpalate. Pretty solid stuff, if a bit primary at the moment. It had nice finish too, with just a twist of herbs finding their way into the meaty nuances at the back-palate. Rather too young I think, but there was certainly no harm in drinking it on the night after it had sat for several hours in an open bottle. I actually was surprised to see how open this was for a young Clos de Tart. Still though, this is a bottle that will definitely benefit from another 3 to 5 years in the cellar.

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