Very interesting - this wine highly recommended by the Wine Society but I found my first bottle of a case opened last year quite obvious, tannic and generic - but this much better… a lot of blackcurrant, plum on the nose, and very smooth, almost too sweet blackcurrant taste with a chewy nettle to keep it in balance. A fresh zip to offset warm tannins. Not multi-layered but I enjoyed this with and without food.
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Even better than I remember from last time. Ruby, not quite opaque but close. This has a very Merlot nose. Quite attractive. Fleshy, sexy. Very feminine. All of which carries over into the mouth. Like candy. I don’t think you could find a wine anywhere in the world Bordeaux-style that comes anywhere close to the quality here for the same price. Very impressive. 4-13-16-9: 92/100.
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3/4/2024 - Ozric Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nose: Cherry, slight heat, soft fruit, gravel road.
Palate: Balanced entry with a soft fruit and fine light tannin. Mid-palate has an almond note and some wood. Quite light aftertaste with warm fruit.
Elegant and friendly.
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3/2/2024 - RKCam Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very interesting - this wine highly recommended by the Wine Society but I found my first bottle of a case opened last year quite obvious, tannic and generic - but this much better… a lot of blackcurrant, plum on the nose, and very smooth, almost too sweet blackcurrant taste with a chewy nettle to keep it in balance. A fresh zip to offset warm tannins. Not multi-layered but I enjoyed this with and without food.
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12/25/2023 - Shaver30 Likes this wine:
Needs a few hours to open. Still very tight
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12/20/2023 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 92 Points
Even better than I remember from last time. Ruby, not quite opaque but close. This has a very Merlot nose. Quite attractive. Fleshy, sexy. Very feminine. All of which carries over into the mouth. Like candy. I don’t think you could find a wine anywhere in the world Bordeaux-style that comes anywhere close to the quality here for the same price. Very impressive. 4-13-16-9: 92/100.
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12/14/2023 - chbeaumont wrote: 89 Points
Consistent. Glossy & a little overworked - yet to shed 'puppy fat'.
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