January 4, 2024 - Still drinking well. Notes of leather on the nose. Fresh on the palate.
July 9, 2023 - Fabulous currently
Anise, licorice , leather, cassis, vegetal
Soft fine tannins
Lingering finish
Paired very well with grilled porterhouse steak
April 23, 2023 - A little tight and bitter out of the gate. A decant via aeration Opend it up a bit. Acidity mostly gone, tannis still hanging on, petrol, some green pepper and dark cherry with a bitter dry dark chocolate on the finish. Definitely past it’s prime but by all means drinkable.
October 17, 2022 - Fully mature, drink well now. Charming blend of sweet aromas, leather, caramel, cigar box, plum, chocolate, truffle. Drink now.
October 7, 2022 - Unbedingt dekantieren. Nach 2 Stunden performt die Flasche auf fantastischem Level. Beerig, stiftig, tiefgründig: alles dabei. Aber bitte nicht aufmachen und direkt vernichten. Das wäre Verschwendung.
March 11, 2022 - I am checking in with wines I haven't tasted in a while that have entered their CT drink by dates. I was happy with this wine, it seems in a good place. The nose is no longer primary aromas but of acrylic paints and, a slightly tawny port range of smells without sweetness or raisining. The flavours are cranberry/lavender and barely, not quite ripe blueberries. I will drink up the remaining bottles soon, mostly at lunch.
January 19, 2022 - In a great spot. Absolutely textbook right bank bordeaux, very good qpr - similar to Rol Valentin & Quinault l'Enclos imo.
October 24, 2021 - This was an amazing bargain case buy on release. The nose and finish are still going strong but the middle is starting to get a little thin. It was still enjoyable but I am going to make drinking the last 2 from the case a priority.
August 20, 2021 - I was hoping to have a great experience like everyone else below but DANG. Win some, lose some.
August 12, 2021 - C: Mature garnet rim
N: Pronounced oaky characters with vanilla, plums and aniseed
T: An initial hit of leather and plums is uplifted with ripe tannins and underlying freshness. The wine develops a creamy texture on the mid-palate and the fruit is now seamlessly integrated with seasoned oak characters with vanilla to the fore. At one stage it could also be confused with a Rioja such is the oak influence but it never dominates and the fruit persists and triumphs.
The finish is really impressive, and the savoury dry characters never diminish and constantly hold interest. Each revisit to the glass is rewarded with another nuance.
I: At 21 years I had thought, albeit mistakenly this would be tired and on the way down. Not a bit of it. The larger magnum format has kept the wine vibrantly fresh and despite being an elderly gent there was certainly a spring in its step. A wonderful Right Bank claret, where the alcohol level has been kept in check, and great to see it’s now been elevated to GCC status.
93 points