750ml, 1 of 6 recent DP purchase, long term Octavian storage. Opened to explosive dark cherry and rust aromas. Double decanted 10am & recorked, lots of fine sediment. Initial taster glass (with minor amount of sediment) moving from black cherries to strawberry compote with herbal underbrush and iron filings growing in time. 1pm this has so much vibrancy - raspberry and strawberry eaux de vie, ripe but slightly sour cherries, iron, red meat, a little smoke consistent in nose and palette. Silky feel - tannins mouth coating and fine. 20 second finish of savoury delight. Drank over 3 further hours, additional notes of olives emerging, fruit at first becoming sweeter and then fading a little for the last glass. Fantastic wine at peak now for my taste, to drink over the next 5 years - maybe a little longer depending on storage - but I can't see it improving further based on this bottle
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10/10/2023 - hargy Likes this wine: 91 Points
a big wine, this is still going strong - no rush at all
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1/30/2023 - TomBarcis Likes this wine: 94 Points
750ml, 1 of 6 recent DP purchase, long term Octavian storage.
Opened to explosive dark cherry and rust aromas. Double decanted 10am & recorked, lots of fine sediment.
Initial taster glass (with minor amount of sediment) moving from black cherries to strawberry compote with herbal underbrush and iron filings growing in time.
1pm this has so much vibrancy - raspberry and strawberry eaux de vie, ripe but slightly sour cherries, iron, red meat, a little smoke consistent in nose and palette. Silky feel - tannins mouth coating and fine. 20 second finish of savoury delight.
Drank over 3 further hours, additional notes of olives emerging, fruit at first becoming sweeter and then fading a little for the last glass. Fantastic wine at peak now for my taste, to drink over the next 5 years - maybe a little longer depending on storage - but I can't see it improving further based on this bottle
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2/13/2021 - hargy Likes this wine: 92 Points
my last bottle may well have been odd - this was a lovely cornas - mature complex and long - no rush
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3/11/2020 - hargy Likes this wine: 90 Points
the fruit has faded and the tannin has started to dominate - difficult to know where it goes from here
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8/17/2018 - mat600 wrote: 93 Points
Vin rouge à point avec des notes de mûres, de bleuets. Bonne persistance en bouche avec une bonne allonge. Très bon. 93 sur 100.
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