Gareth's Cru Bourgeois Dinner (Hawksmoor, Guildhall, London): Still quite youthful on the nose, if a touch reticent, showing dark fruit, soil, tobacco. Cedary blackcurrant fruit on the palate, soft tannins, harmonious, some spice and tobacco but still mainly on its fruit, finishes well with some soil notes. Delicious.
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Gareth’s ‘Cru Bourgeois’ @ Hawksmoor: Ruby to mid garnet. Proper claret nose. Cedar, cigar box, a smidge of graphite. Fruit on the wain but still harmonious. Cool and poised. Lovely, but time to drink up. ***1/2
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Level was HS. Nonetheless, this bottle was great. The wine is mature and shows an excellent balance. It is medium bodied with highly integrated smooth tannins. Finish is quite long. Drink up.
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Pours light garnet in the glass. Nose is mature but not terribly compelling or complex of celery seed, old leather, dried cherry, and cedar. The palate is mostly resolved, with medium minus tannin, medium acid and a slight bitter herbal edge. Enjoyable but would not seek out.
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Rich bouquet of various black fruit (plum, black currant), spicy (green and black pepper), tobacco, leather, dark chocolate. The 35 year old gentleman can unfortunately not compare with the remarkably forceful 1993 "youngster". The wine is at its best when the bottle is a bit more chilly than normal (say 14 degrees C) and is then allowed to slowly warm up and develop in the glass. As always with a great wine, the last drops are the best and leave the desire for more.
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2/21/2022 - Paul D wrote: 91 Points
Gareth's Cru Bourgeois Dinner (Hawksmoor, Guildhall, London): Still quite youthful on the nose, if a touch reticent, showing dark fruit, soil, tobacco. Cedary blackcurrant fruit on the palate, soft tannins, harmonious, some spice and tobacco but still mainly on its fruit, finishes well with some soil notes. Delicious.
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2/21/2022 - SimonG wrote: 90 Points
Gareth’s ‘Cru Bourgeois’ @ Hawksmoor: Ruby to mid garnet. Proper claret nose. Cedar, cigar box, a smidge of graphite. Fruit on the wain but still harmonious. Cool and poised. Lovely, but time to drink up. ***1/2
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11/2/2021 - humagne wrote:
Level was HS. Nonetheless, this bottle was great. The wine is mature and shows an excellent balance. It is medium bodied with highly integrated smooth tannins. Finish is quite long. Drink up.
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12/2/2020 - Wine Canuck wrote: 90 Points
Pours light garnet in the glass. Nose is mature but not terribly compelling or complex of celery seed, old leather, dried cherry, and cedar. The palate is mostly resolved, with medium minus tannin, medium acid and a slight bitter herbal edge. Enjoyable but would not seek out.
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4/13/2020 - alpinemartin Likes this wine: 93 Points
Rich bouquet of various black fruit (plum, black currant), spicy (green and black pepper), tobacco, leather, dark chocolate. The 35 year old gentleman can unfortunately not compare with the remarkably forceful 1993 "youngster". The wine is at its best when the bottle is a bit more chilly than normal (say 14 degrees C) and is then allowed to slowly warm up and develop in the glass. As always with a great wine, the last drops are the best and leave the desire for more.
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