Community Tasting Note

Duncan wrote:

Monday, May 25, 2020 - Dark ruby, but fairly translucent. The nose is fairly muted, but very attractive when you can sniff it out: dark berries, dark oak. On the palate: kapow! An explosion of fruit and oak flavour, dark berries, perfect acidity, tannins in the background providing structure but no rasp. Very very impressive - if you want a full-bodied, full-on wine. And why not, from time to time. Not to say it's unbalanced or over the top: on the contrary, it's a carefully made wine, in a big but well-balanced style. I've recently had the 2010 and 2013 vintages of the same wine and I can tell you that this is twice as impressive as either. So, drink within five years - and enjoy! I drank it alongside a fairly fancy, Grenache-heavy Chateauneuf du Pape - this brings twice as much joy. Highly recommended. Screwcap, 14.5%.

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