Slightly less developed aromas than previous few bottles. More of the red berry fruit. Black tea. Still enough oomph on the palate to make it a lovely wine. Perhaps a tad short.
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Earthy notes, tea, vegetal. Still holding up some very delicate red fruit aromas. Palate lacks any real depth of fruit, but there's sufficient in the mix to make it a very pleasant drop. Silky acidity, not a great deal of tannin, and perhaps comes up short on the finish. No longer seems to need decanting, other than to get shot of the shed load of sediment that has collected.
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Brickish colour, especially at the rim. Aged aromas, meaty and vegetal. But still some red fruit in there, perhaps smelling a little more baked/stewed than fresh. Palate is actually quite smooth and silky after 2+ hours of decanting. Still some chew to the tannin and the alcohol has become more noticeable, especially on the finish. But holding up ok still. Might go a couple of years yet.
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9/29/2013 - moods wrote: 85 Points
Black tea, dried cherries notes. Palate a little tired. Slightly out of balance - roaring acidity, without the fruit or structure to pair it back.
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9/15/2012 - ian.glover wrote:
Pretty good. Opened up in the decanter - give it an hour or so at the minute. Not a huge rush but probably not getting a lot better.
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2/12/2012 - moods wrote: 87 Points
Slightly less developed aromas than previous few bottles. More of the red berry fruit. Black tea. Still enough oomph on the palate to make it a lovely wine. Perhaps a tad short.
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9/18/2011 - moods wrote: 86 Points
Earthy notes, tea, vegetal. Still holding up some very delicate red fruit aromas. Palate lacks any real depth of fruit, but there's sufficient in the mix to make it a very pleasant drop. Silky acidity, not a great deal of tannin, and perhaps comes up short on the finish. No longer seems to need decanting, other than to get shot of the shed load of sediment that has collected.
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5/21/2011 - moods wrote: 88 Points
Brickish colour, especially at the rim. Aged aromas, meaty and vegetal. But still some red fruit in there, perhaps smelling a little more baked/stewed than fresh. Palate is actually quite smooth and silky after 2+ hours of decanting. Still some chew to the tannin and the alcohol has become more noticeable, especially on the finish. But holding up ok still. Might go a couple of years yet.
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