Mid to full garnet and starting to show some signs of age both in the hue and in the sediment dropping out. Dusty strawberries and a sense of developing sous bois. Bright and pretty, a little more savoury than in its youth. Sadly my last one. ***
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A touch of sous bois starting to develop alongside the vibrant deep strawberry fruit. Light and nuanced, there’s lots here for the level. This has really opened up compared to a bottle in 2014 and is absolutely singing now. ***
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PnP then drunk over two dinners, no TN. This was gorgeous. Intoxicating nose, with fruit and spices. Lively and tasty, still with fruit, spices again and an underlying saltiness. A great joy to drink and absolutely no hurry, this can go on several more years.
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Nice nose with herbs and forest floor. Taste: a bit cherry-fruit with mature notes, but rather dominated by acidity. Didn’t match hare with liver-sauce, at the second night better with spaghetti with mushrooms, parsley and parmigiano. This wine seems over its top already. Drink up. Not as good as Clarks excellent passetoutgrains of 2010. Second night: 87(-88).
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Dried herbs and cool fruit on the nose, almost sweet and sour blue fruit, the smooth rich mellowness matches perfectly with acid and oak , giving great length and interest - not the depth for long term but still certainly has a year or two upside
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7/24/2022 - SimonG wrote: 88 Points
Mid to full garnet and starting to show some signs of age both in the hue and in the sediment dropping out. Dusty strawberries and a sense of developing sous bois. Bright and pretty, a little more savoury than in its youth. Sadly my last one. ***
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7/27/2021 - SimonG wrote: 89 Points
A touch of sous bois starting to develop alongside the vibrant deep strawberry fruit. Light and nuanced, there’s lots here for the level. This has really opened up compared to a bottle in 2014 and is absolutely singing now. ***
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3/20/2020 - gilrbo Likes this wine:
PnP then drunk over two dinners, no TN.
This was gorgeous. Intoxicating nose, with fruit and spices. Lively and tasty, still with fruit, spices again and an underlying saltiness. A great joy to drink and absolutely no hurry, this can go on several more years.
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12/27/2015 - euroyup wrote: 87 Points
Nice nose with herbs and forest floor. Taste: a bit cherry-fruit with mature notes, but rather dominated by acidity. Didn’t match hare with liver-sauce, at the second night better with spaghetti with mushrooms, parsley and parmigiano. This wine seems over its top already. Drink up. Not as good as Clarks excellent passetoutgrains of 2010. Second night: 87(-88).
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5/10/2014 - rednick@internode.on.net wrote:
Dried herbs and cool fruit on the nose, almost sweet and sour blue fruit, the smooth rich mellowness matches perfectly with acid and oak , giving great length and interest - not the depth for long term but still certainly has a year or two upside
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