Wow, this was a nice surprise! Very balanced and not much impacted by the vintage heat. Fruit still present. Happy to have a few more in the cellar. May have a few more years to go before the top. Actually.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Transparent ruby, no sign of brown edges. Cassis, menthol and liquorice on the nose. Quite intense on the attack but not a lot of mid-palate follow-up. Decent length. You feel the '03 heat, but in this wine it is not excessive. Everything seems well integrated and I would not hold this wine expecting further development. Quite nice.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Very enjoyable wine. It's not as complex as one would hope and the fruit is maybe a little too much indicative of the hot 2003 vintage, but with the right food, this is still a very good wine. The texture is velvety rather than silky (silky being what I associate with great red burgundy), but there's depth, flavor, and length enough to make me happy. Cherry, blackberry, earth, and peat moss. Good, but not great.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Deep plummy red, but quite broad paler rim. Lovely earthy, fragrant, savoury nose. Very good. Smooth and very well composed. Nice freshness too. Good intensity, and yet with a lightness of touch. A little dark-toned on the finish but otherwise excellent. 3
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
7/24/2021 - Bakka Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wow, this was a nice surprise! Very balanced and not much impacted by the vintage heat. Fruit still present. Happy to have a few more in the cellar. May have a few more years to go before the top. Actually.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
7/8/2015 - Bryder Likes this wine: 89 Points
Transparent ruby, no sign of brown edges. Cassis, menthol and liquorice on the nose. Quite intense on the attack but not a lot of mid-palate follow-up. Decent length. You feel the '03 heat, but in this wine it is not excessive. Everything seems well integrated and I would not hold this wine expecting further development. Quite nice.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
2/14/2012 - brianakrin wrote: 88 Points
Good wine. Drink or hold
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
6/28/2010 - steffenpelz wrote:
Very enjoyable wine. It's not as complex as one would hope and the fruit is maybe a little too much indicative of the hot 2003 vintage, but with the right food, this is still a very good wine. The texture is velvety rather than silky (silky being what I associate with great red burgundy), but there's depth, flavor, and length enough to make me happy. Cherry, blackberry, earth, and peat moss. Good, but not great.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
1/1/2009 - HandPickedBurgundy wrote:
Deep plummy red, but quite broad paler rim. Lovely earthy, fragrant, savoury nose. Very good. Smooth and very well composed. Nice freshness too. Good intensity, and yet with a lightness of touch. A little dark-toned on the finish but otherwise excellent. 3
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment