April 25, 2024 - Decant for 1 hour
March 31, 2024 - Fully mature and ready to go. Ripe plummy fruit, medium bodied with a pleasant finish. This will never be great, but it’s a complete and typical 2002.
March 19, 2024 - Lucky to have this again. Great wine and better than the 2005 Chateau Leoville Poyferre tasted alongside it.
January 14, 2024 - Very tight. Double decanted. Never opened up.
December 30, 2023 - 5th tasting notes.
Pronounced nose with black fruits, black currant, leather, spices, toast. Medium+ acidity and tannin is still medium+
December 27, 2023 - Probably a little over due but was for my daughter’s 21st. Been holding a while. Cork was beautiful. Still quite good.
October 26, 2023 - Wonderful! No detailed notes.
October 13, 2023 - Youthful looking wine, black ruby colour! Tight on the nose, faint aroma of sweet vanilla, leathery dark fruits, a little hint of oak! The palate is tight, rich, smooth and yet, full of powdery tannins! Not fully ready yet in my book!
October 10, 2023 - Brought the score down by a point. The bottle started more closed and tight than earlier experience, tannins were there but the fruit took more time to emerge. They did come through with some patience and delivered a nicely structured profile with notes of anise, blackberry, vanilla and leather.
August 12, 2023 - Wonderful nose of blue fruit with a touch of mint freshness. Classic Pauillac pallet with nice dark plums and smooth tannins. So weightless and intense. Old Bordeaux is so enjoyable. I think this still has more to reveal.