My last and caught just in time. The toasted vanilla oak core is now threatening to dominate the fruit as it fades. All the elements very concentrated but on the verge of being ill balanced. Drink up and enjoy now.
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Opened for 60 minutes before consumption. Aromas of toast, ripe grapefruit, melon and citrus zest. Some viscosity giving weight to the citrus and aromatic white fruit flavours. Good minerality, integrated oak and dry long finish. In perfect balance compared with my initial 2013 note. Excellent but for drinking over the next 2-3 years while at this peak. One left.
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Decanted for 30mins. Good decision as got rid of initial OTT oakiness on nose. Quite closed aroma, mineral citrus hints. Flavour of citrus peel and ripe minerally lime and lemon with hint of oak. A strong but balanced acid backbone. Good mouthfeel with a long aftertaste of citrus marmalade without the sweetness. Not a long haul Charlemagne but nonetheless a good effort for a negociant level wine. Will plateau in 2014 and probably hold 10 years max from vintage. Will report back.
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10/31/2017 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 90 Points
My last and caught just in time.
The toasted vanilla oak core is now threatening to dominate the fruit as it fades. All the elements very concentrated but on the verge of being ill balanced.
Drink up and enjoy now.
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9/24/2015 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opened for 60 minutes before consumption.
Aromas of toast, ripe grapefruit, melon and citrus zest. Some viscosity giving weight to the citrus and aromatic white fruit flavours. Good minerality, integrated oak and dry long finish.
In perfect balance compared with my initial 2013 note. Excellent but for drinking over the next 2-3 years while at this peak. One left.
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11/24/2014 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Holding up really well. Still as '13 note but with better overall integration.
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2/18/2013 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted for 30mins. Good decision as got rid of initial OTT oakiness on nose.
Quite closed aroma, mineral citrus hints. Flavour of citrus peel and ripe minerally lime and lemon with hint of oak. A strong but balanced acid backbone. Good mouthfeel with a long aftertaste of citrus marmalade without the sweetness.
Not a long haul Charlemagne but nonetheless a good effort for a negociant level wine. Will plateau in 2014 and probably hold 10 years max from vintage. Will report back.
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