Pop and pour. Needed lots of air, as it was dark and closed to start. Much better after 24 hrs. On the nose: perfumed black and red fruit, soft mulberry leaf, a touch of secondary gaminess. On the palate: fantastic acidity, soft red fruit, cocoa powder, and very finely grained but dense tannin on the juicy finish. For my palate: this could go for ages. Will try to.follow for a few more days.
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Looks like I guzzled quite a few of these about 10 years ago. Haven't had one since. It's barely budged! Love it. Silky and very cherry, some vanilla, blood orange. Oak is there but it's not a bomb. Great producer, great Year, great bottle. Yum.
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Reading Offline #1 - Alino's Thames Lido Dinner - Mixed Whites and Reds (The Thames Lido, Reading): Fabulous wine here. Nose has layer upon layer of blueberry coulis, classy vanilla oak and some tobacco leaf too. With air some sandalwood and them some nutmeg emerges there is almost a Pastel de nata, creaminess and the charred top of the custard too. Palate is cool dark fruited and rich. Some spicy plum and more nutmeg as well.
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the last of my bottles and without question the most delicious - mature without any hard edges and with the fruit still shining through, this was excellent - would be good for a few years yet
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5/13/2024 - SoundinBetween wrote: flawed
corked beyond recognition
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5/12/2024 - Aravind Asok wrote:
Pop and pour. Needed lots of air, as it was dark and closed to start. Much better after 24 hrs. On the nose: perfumed black and red fruit, soft mulberry leaf, a touch of secondary gaminess. On the palate: fantastic acidity, soft red fruit, cocoa powder, and very finely grained but dense tannin on the juicy finish. For my palate: this could go for ages. Will try to.follow for a few more days.
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5/12/2024 - jeffreylubowski Likes this wine: 93 Points
Looks like I guzzled quite a few of these about 10 years ago. Haven't had one since. It's barely budged! Love it. Silky and very cherry, some vanilla, blood orange. Oak is there but it's not a bomb. Great producer, great Year, great bottle. Yum.
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4/30/2024 - Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine: 93 Points
Reading Offline #1 - Alino's Thames Lido Dinner - Mixed Whites and Reds (The Thames Lido, Reading): Fabulous wine here. Nose has layer upon layer of blueberry coulis, classy vanilla oak and some tobacco leaf too. With air some sandalwood and them some nutmeg emerges there is almost a Pastel de nata, creaminess and the charred top of the custard too. Palate is cool dark fruited and rich. Some spicy plum and more nutmeg as well.
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4/23/2024 - hargy Likes this wine: 92 Points
the last of my bottles and without question the most delicious - mature without any hard edges and with the fruit still shining through, this was excellent - would be good for a few years yet
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