Gutsy and a little rough around the edges, this is a perfectly balanced, dry and meaty bottle whose complexity is to be found in savoury nuance rather than polished fruits. Lovely stuff and perfect with simple BBQ lamb.
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Dark fruit and sweaty socks on the nose. Palate lacks charm and is somewhat thick and stubborn. The tannins and acidity have sided to form a cast-iron chastity belt protecting the fruit and this is all very boring. Difficult to know whether this is drying out or just in a mute phase. Revisit in 2020.
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Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin Singapore - Back to Basics 2012 (Absinthe, Bukit Pasoh): I thought this was pretty good. It had nice, classic Savigny nose of strawberries and cherries with a bit of cola in there backed up by earthy, foresty sous bois notes. The palate had a nice fleshy feel to it, with nice, deep cherry and berry flavours on the attack, but there were also some clearly hard tannins beneath that depth which lent the wine a rather rustic feel. Otherwise, there was a lot to like here, from its good balance to its generous proportions and its complex little undercurrant of earth and meat, ferrous mineral and spice. In spite of the slight rusticity on the tannins, I actually thought that the wine was just about creeping into its drinking window. It should continue to improve over the next five to six years and perhaps beyond though. I liked this.
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8/11/2021 - Will Devize wrote: 91 Points
Gutsy and a little rough around the edges, this is a perfectly balanced, dry and meaty bottle whose complexity is to be found in savoury nuance rather than polished fruits. Lovely stuff and perfect with simple BBQ lamb.
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2/20/2018 - Will Devize wrote: 88 Points
Dark fruit and sweaty socks on the nose. Palate lacks charm and is somewhat thick and stubborn. The tannins and acidity have sided to form a cast-iron chastity belt protecting the fruit and this is all very boring. Difficult to know whether this is drying out or just in a mute phase. Revisit in 2020.
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6/2/2012 - Paul S wrote: 91 Points
Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin Singapore - Back to Basics 2012 (Absinthe, Bukit Pasoh): I thought this was pretty good. It had nice, classic Savigny nose of strawberries and cherries with a bit of cola in there backed up by earthy, foresty sous bois notes. The palate had a nice fleshy feel to it, with nice, deep cherry and berry flavours on the attack, but there were also some clearly hard tannins beneath that depth which lent the wine a rather rustic feel. Otherwise, there was a lot to like here, from its good balance to its generous proportions and its complex little undercurrant of earth and meat, ferrous mineral and spice. In spite of the slight rusticity on the tannins, I actually thought that the wine was just about creeping into its drinking window. It should continue to improve over the next five to six years and perhaps beyond though. I liked this.
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7/25/2010 - gharbour Likes this wine: 89 Points
Still bruding and dark but developing slowly. Wait till 2012.
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