Decanted 30-60min. This was a great surprise. Wide array of tertiary notes of sous-bois, forest floor, leather, tobacco, mushroom. A green herbal, minty dimension loosed things up. Continued to open up with aeration, adding signature roasted coffee beans, spice and pepper. Fruit profile shifted towards the lighter, more red berry style. Still present dark berry fruit. The palate with fresher fruit of mixed berries. Tannin molten away, but still pulling off good tension, density and firm structure. Weightless with a warm softness around the satin texture. Staggering also how this gained in intensity and precision. A versatile and delicate wine at its absolute prime, easily surpassing 1982 and 1983.
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Leathery color with some hints of garnet. Earthy nose with a little cassis. Fruit was still there but didn’t last to long in the finish. Amazing that was still worthwhile 43 years in.
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Mid ruby. Mellow and smooth, there's warm worn leather, a little spice and some soft red fruit. Fully resolved and mature, this has good fresh acidity, and enough residual fruit and character for a traditional palate, but avoid it if you prefer fruit to tertiary flavours. An excellent accompaniment to simple lamb. ***1/2
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Lithe and supple, silky and red fruited with leather, sweet tobacco, spice box, wet rocks, tannins in perfect harmony. Seamless with great persistence.
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9/9/2023 - sirpat00 wrote: 95 Points
Decanted 30-60min. This was a great surprise. Wide array of tertiary notes of sous-bois, forest floor, leather, tobacco, mushroom. A green herbal, minty dimension loosed things up. Continued to open up with aeration, adding signature roasted coffee beans, spice and pepper. Fruit profile shifted towards the lighter, more red berry style. Still present dark berry fruit. The palate with fresher fruit of mixed berries. Tannin molten away, but still pulling off good tension, density and firm structure. Weightless with a warm softness around the satin texture. Staggering also how this gained in intensity and precision. A versatile and delicate wine at its absolute prime, easily surpassing 1982 and 1983.
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3/1/2023 - leachriscellar Likes this wine: 91 Points
Leathery color with some hints of garnet. Earthy nose with a little cassis. Fruit was still there but didn’t last to long in the finish. Amazing that was still worthwhile 43 years in.
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4/12/2017 - SimonG wrote: 90 Points
Mid ruby. Mellow and smooth, there's warm worn leather, a little spice and some soft red fruit. Fully resolved and mature, this has good fresh acidity, and enough residual fruit and character for a traditional palate, but avoid it if you prefer fruit to tertiary flavours. An excellent accompaniment to simple lamb. ***1/2
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1/7/2016 - gotfunk Likes this wine:
Lithe and supple, silky and red fruited with leather, sweet tobacco, spice box, wet rocks, tannins in perfect harmony. Seamless with great persistence.
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11/4/2015 - dcwino wrote: flawed
2015 Villa d’Este Wine Symposium - Kelly and Kevin's excellent adventure; 11/3/2015-11/9/2015 (Villa D’este, Lake Como): Damp dirty cellar smell that remains. Red fruits, cedar and leather. Medium concentration and fully integrated tannins. It is not corked but definitely some sort of taints.
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