Deep garnet. Slightly oxidative Grave style initialy, porty, spicy fruit with tobacco and a slight mineral edge. Firmed up to show good fruit balanced by sslightly grippy tannins. Certainly OK, but prefered it fresh from opening rather than with air. **
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Opened in place of a corked 96 du Tertre. Good colour, quite an expressive Graves-like nose dominated by tobaccoey aromas. Good grip, crunchy acidity with ample fruit, tannins on thr way to being integrated. Well balanced, mellowing a little to tobacco, spicy fruit and hints of cedar. Good and no hurry.
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8/20/2008 - SimonG wrote:
Deep garnet. Slightly oxidative Grave style initialy, porty, spicy fruit with tobacco and a slight mineral edge. Firmed up to show good fruit balanced by sslightly grippy tannins. Certainly OK, but prefered it fresh from opening rather than with air. **
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12/9/2006 - SimonG wrote:
Opened in place of a corked 96 du Tertre. Good colour, quite an expressive Graves-like nose dominated by tobaccoey aromas. Good grip, crunchy acidity with ample fruit, tannins on thr way to being integrated. Well balanced, mellowing a little to tobacco, spicy fruit and hints of cedar. Good and no hurry.
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