A bit mushroomy to start but a lovely perfume and great aged sweetness. Modest alcohol, effortless power even at this old age, not dominated by any particular thing, this is why we drink old wines. My wife's fave bottle this year she says.
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A little chocolatey at first. Really gets going after an hour in the decanter. There's leather, sweet tobacco, cured meats and tar. It is all savoury on the palate with chewy structure and a whip of crisp acidity at the end. The last glass was the best and I wish we had decanted for a lot longer. It had a beautiful core of sweet cherries and wonderful perfume.
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11/24/2020 - andtheodor wrote: 93 Points
A bit mushroomy to start but a lovely perfume and great aged sweetness. Modest alcohol, effortless power even at this old age, not dominated by any particular thing, this is why we drink old wines. My wife's fave bottle this year she says.
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2/15/2016 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
A little chocolatey at first. Really gets going after an hour in the decanter. There's leather, sweet tobacco, cured meats and tar. It is all savoury on the palate with chewy structure and a whip of crisp acidity at the end. The last glass was the best and I wish we had decanted for a lot longer. It had a beautiful core of sweet cherries and wonderful perfume.
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