Sediment settled, brick red. Vegetal and mineral nose emerges an hour after opening. Medium weight, some initial dryness. Classic minerality but the grass overtones here tending towards cabbage ! Finishes with glowing warmth. Good with food. Drink up.
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Still surprisingly dark, but going dull, orange at the rim. Nose surprisingly full, with austere d'Angludet grass and minerals. Two hours open brought it to life, four saw it Fading away, but a graceful decline. Tannic finish. Drink up.
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Perhaps better than expected - fruit on the nose but more ash & cedar coming through. There was fruit in the palate and it did last but the tannins dominate this wine and when/if they recede I fear little will be left. It was worth leaving open for a couple of hours to turn it into "decent". On opening it was just a gobful of mouth-pucker!
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5/10/2016 - rupertg Likes this wine: 88 Points
Sediment settled, brick red. Vegetal and mineral nose emerges an hour after opening. Medium weight, some initial dryness. Classic minerality but the grass overtones here tending towards cabbage ! Finishes with glowing warmth. Good with food. Drink up.
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3/4/2015 - rupertg Likes this wine: 87 Points
Still surprisingly dark, but going dull, orange at the rim. Nose surprisingly full, with austere d'Angludet grass and minerals. Two hours open brought it to life, four saw it Fading away, but a graceful decline. Tannic finish. Drink up.
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2/16/2013 - rupertg Likes this wine:
Ruby, dry and thinning. Past
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7/9/2010 - mark_m_owen wrote: 84 Points
Perhaps better than expected - fruit on the nose but more ash & cedar coming through. There was fruit in the palate and it did last but the tannins dominate this wine and when/if they recede I fear little will be left. It was worth leaving open for a couple of hours to turn it into "decent". On opening it was just a gobful of mouth-pucker!
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12/12/2007 - DavidErt wrote: 83 Points
Disappointing...very little fruit and just plain austere.
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