April 30, 2024 - Last of 3 bottles, disappointed I don't have more, great balance of fruit & tannins
February 3, 2024 - Need to decant for 3h to express
December 19, 2023 - Dekantert. En smule rå dag 1. Vidundelig og alt på plass dag 3. Herlig pomerol.
October 7, 2023 - Nose is reluctant to emerge, subtle and understated. Once you find it, smells like medieval Christmas -- dried fruits stewed in brandy and spice, a theme that continues. Solid acid on the palate, with chalk, limestone, and then powdery cedar and wood. The tannins are *really* grippy still, and with another decade might get into chewy. Some of the blackberry bush's twigs and stems, not so much leaves or fruit. Finish is remarkable, and lingers far past what I expected. As the finish lingers, it starts to hint at creamy vanilla. *Really* needs more time. In another decade, this will be a different wine, hopefully silken and chewy. It's good, *really* good, but not yet what it could be. Wait, and revisit.
Tasted with some food, the fruit emerges much more, still tight black-fruit flavors. Doesn't change the character but lets you get much more of the fruit out. Chalky notes overtake the limestone. Better with food this young, but still deserves to be tasted in 10+ years when the real show starts.
After 4+ hours in a ship's decanter, even this young it starts to open more. The acidity and tannic rigidness integrate better, and wood with a bit of mint takes a much more prominent role in the palate. Generally, I feel like this wine would be better with bottle age taking the edge off and leaving the subtlety and beauty available from the 1-2 hour point. But absent that, letting it breath for 4 hours will let the excellence emerge here.
September 20, 2023 - Opulent, lush, and loaded with layers of perfectly ripe, black and red plums, chocolate, cherries, flowers, truffle, licorice, smoke, and a background note of mint. The wine is concentrated, long, deep, and fresh, with silky tannins and a finish that doesn't want to quit. Drink from 2023-2045.
August 11, 2023 - Dekantert. Øyeblikkelig behag, fet, krema, balanse. Oppleves en tanke mer rå dag 2, tanniner tideligere, men stadig hva jeg er ute etter. Vent 1 år med neste.
May 7, 2023 - 醒酒两个小时，深宝石红色，闻香是融合的香料味，奶油，成熟黑果和草本气息，香草奶油味特别明显，入口酸度中高，酒液咸，收口甜，单宁紧涩，量不小，细腻地铺满口腔。成熟黑果包裹在橡木桶的奶油质感下，酒液丝滑，后段有辛辣感，香草巧克力的味道一直延伸到余味。法国橡木桶影响明显的一支酒，已经开始进入适饮期，酒很强健，现在喝起来结构不错，集中度漂亮，风格甜美而又直接，感觉还没完全打开，但是已很有表现力，它需要的只是时间，陈年以进一步发展。
March 4, 2023 - Dark purple in color. Notes of dark cherry and dark berry with charcoal. Much more fruit forward that I would have expected or prefer.
February 5, 2023 - Still going strong ... guess it needs a bit more time, tannin were bit harsh though.
But remains powerful & luscious. Velvety Pomerol with plenty of oak.
Mathijs
December 24, 2022 - sorry no notes