A lovely mature wine that I had never encountered before but holding up well in terms of colour and structure, perhaps because it was served from 150cl. Initially came over as showing "old winey" aromas as seemed to lack freshness and slight whiff of cardboard which seemed to calm down after some time in the glass. Underneath, the red fruit was still quite delicious with silky tannins, although it seemed to be thinning out a little. If you have this best to enjoy now.
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"Good bottles" (67 Pall Mall): Magnum. This was superbly mature, with plenty of delicious gamey aromas but the magnum having kept it very fresh, preserving plenty of lovely red fruit. Silky, elegant, food-friendly and incredibly drinkable.
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12/15/2021 - fussyeater Likes this wine: 91 Points
A lovely mature wine that I had never encountered before but holding up well in terms of colour and structure, perhaps because it was served from 150cl. Initially came over as showing "old winey" aromas as seemed to lack freshness and slight whiff of cardboard which seemed to calm down after some time in the glass. Underneath, the red fruit was still quite delicious with silky tannins, although it seemed to be thinning out a little. If you have this best to enjoy now.
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12/15/2021 - NickA Likes this wine: 94 Points
"Good bottles" (67 Pall Mall): Magnum. This was superbly mature, with plenty of delicious gamey aromas but the magnum having kept it very fresh, preserving plenty of lovely red fruit. Silky, elegant, food-friendly and incredibly drinkable.
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