Arguably my best bottle, and of course it is the last. The balance of fruit, tannin and acidity seems to have come together perfectly in this bottle. The fruit is gentle but quite powerful with red currant and blackberry emphasised by the tannins. Lovely structure and finish.
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Fragrant, rich tannins, tinned strawberries then more tannins. This has the stuffing to keep going and it is definitely more interesting than it was 2 years ago, so my last two bottles will, I hope, remain under wraps for at least 2 more years. Note to self: move them to back of the Eurocave.
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Nice perfumed fruit still framed by some drying tannins. Not quite sure if more time will bring it to a better more balanced place, but I feel it has stepped forward, for my tastes, in the last 2 years.
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Seemed to gain a bit of weight and perfume over time in the glass. Otherwise a reasonably pleasant strawberry based fruit drink. I have hopes for my next bottle in 2 or 3 years....
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6/27/2021 - Lordswood wrote: 91 Points
Arguably my best bottle, and of course it is the last. The balance of fruit, tannin and acidity seems to have come together perfectly in this bottle. The fruit is gentle but quite powerful with red currant and blackberry emphasised by the tannins. Lovely structure and finish.
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10/18/2020 - Lordswood wrote: 87 Points
Very pleasant but ultimately a little disappointing, lacking any really outstanding attributes and coming across a little simple.....
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6/16/2019 - Lordswood wrote: 90 Points
Fragrant, rich tannins, tinned strawberries then more tannins. This has the stuffing to keep going and it is definitely more interesting than it was 2 years ago, so my last two bottles will, I hope, remain under wraps for at least 2 more years. Note to self: move them to back of the Eurocave.
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2/24/2019 - Lordswood wrote: 89 Points
Nice perfumed fruit still framed by some drying tannins. Not quite sure if more time will bring it to a better more balanced place, but I feel it has stepped forward, for my tastes, in the last 2 years.
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4/10/2016 - Lordswood wrote: 88 Points
Seemed to gain a bit of weight and perfume over time in the glass. Otherwise a reasonably pleasant strawberry based fruit drink. I have hopes for my next bottle in 2 or 3 years....
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