2006 Wellington Victory Reserve
Community Tasting Note
chukon99 Likes this wine:
91 Points
Friday, December 14, 2012 - Pop 'n pour. Wine is a dark, inky purple. Notes are very similar to my previous bottle. Aromas of dark fruit upfront, some vanilla coming through. Nice acidity to balance out the fruit. Gains a bit of complexity with time in the glass. Definitely decant if you want this to reach its potential. Opened this too soon, will hold my remaining bottles for another 3+ years.
Edit: Bumped this up a couple of points. The wine was drinking much better on nights 2-3. Flavors had integrated much more.
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Comment posted by richardhod:
12/16/2012 4:18:00 PM - Can you compare it to the 05 at all? I have both and am very curious!
Comment posted by chukon99:
12/16/2012 6:57:00 PM - Richard, I unfortunately can't compare them, since I haven't tried the '05. IIRC, Peter said that the structure and balance of both vintages was similar, but they had different flavor profiles. If that's the case, I'd probably hold 'em for at least another year, given how much improvement there was overnight.
Comment posted by richardhod:
12/24/2012 9:20:00 AM - Thank you! I found the 05 quite greenish. I'm keeping them all for another decade at least, unless someone persuades me otherwise! and raise funds for some 07 maybe!