Cork absolutely perfect! Not bad for a 27-year old wine!
Somewhat boring after 2 hours and it took a three hour decant for it to show its true colours. Great acidity and a lovely long finish. Fully mature and really very enjoyable. The finish goes on and on… probably only a couple more years left…
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5th bottle from a 6 bottle case purchased on release and stored in good cellar conditions. Whilst a moderate browning the wine is still reasonably solid showing good primary fruit and some tannins. Drank well with roast pork.
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A very nice drop of wine, fruit still good - lots of blackberry and black cherry. Fully mature - possibly beginning to deteriorate but very little tertiary characteristics and no oxidative notes. Structure quite soft - pretty much fully integrated. Drink now.
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This might have been a bad bottle, but hard to say. Anyway, the wine was kind of rough, with a streak of funk that never quite blew off. Really not up to the usual standards for this wine.
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10/29/2022 - Oliverl1 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Cork absolutely perfect! Not bad for a 27-year old wine!
Somewhat boring after 2 hours and it took a three hour decant for it to show its true colours. Great acidity and a lovely long finish. Fully mature and really very enjoyable. The finish goes on and on… probably only a couple more years left…
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10/2/2017 - Pinotphile123 wrote: 90 Points
5th bottle from a 6 bottle case purchased on release and stored in good cellar conditions. Whilst a moderate browning the wine is still reasonably solid showing good primary fruit and some tannins. Drank well with roast pork.
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9/4/2016 - Philip67 Likes this wine: 93 Points
A very nice drop of wine, fruit still good - lots of blackberry and black cherry. Fully mature - possibly beginning to deteriorate but very little tertiary characteristics and no oxidative notes. Structure quite soft - pretty much fully integrated. Drink now.
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11/3/2014 - robmatic wrote: 87 Points
This might have been a bad bottle, but hard to say. Anyway, the wine was kind of rough, with a streak of funk that never quite blew off. Really not up to the usual standards for this wine.
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9/1/2013 - Pinotphile123 wrote: 91 Points
I would say at if not past peak but still a beautiful wine. Drink up.
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