This has a big future ahead, but really needs another 10 years. It is still so dense and brooding and needs time to relax and come together. It's a powerful wine with a fair bit of oak input for a Marius. Drink from 2030.
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2nd Bottle of this. Decanted for about 1.5 hours. It feels really ripe in flavour with a fair whack of vanilla oak. The mataro tends to dominate with its earthy, brambly, spice notes. There is some good tannic grip on the finish. I left over night and came back to it the next evening - the wine was a bit more balanced out and harmonious, with the varieties complementing each other a bit better. I did not enjoy this as much as the first one.
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My first Marius wine, thoroughly enjoyed it. I often get a kerosine taste in MV wines, but thankfully not in this. (No problem with kerro in aged Riesling)
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5/17/2022 - DanielJH wrote: 93 Points
This has a big future ahead, but really needs another 10 years. It is still so dense and brooding and needs time to relax and come together. It's a powerful wine with a fair bit of oak input for a Marius. Drink from 2030.
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8/15/2021 - Matt@5453 Likes this wine: 90 Points
2nd Bottle of this. Decanted for about 1.5 hours. It feels really ripe in flavour with a fair whack of vanilla oak. The mataro tends to dominate with its earthy, brambly, spice notes. There is some good tannic grip on the finish. I left over night and came back to it the next evening - the wine was a bit more balanced out and harmonious, with the varieties complementing each other a bit better. I did not enjoy this as much as the first one.
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5/9/2020 - A_Steady Likes this wine: 92 Points
My first Marius wine, thoroughly enjoyed it. I often get a kerosine taste in MV wines, but thankfully not in this. (No problem with kerro in aged Riesling)
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12/30/2018 - Mic Mac Likes this wine:
Great wine!
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9/26/2018 - LindsayM Likes this wine: 94 Points
I endorse the previous comments , a very fresh wine at this stage and will benefit from additional storage
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