Albany Tastevin dinner: I've had more misses than hits from this producer before, but this was terrific. Love the aromatics - surprisingly developed for an '08 with lots of savoury leather, mushroom, and earthy notes dominating, and the red and dark fruited flavours playing a secondary role in the background. The palate is a touch lighter with surprisingly gentle tannin and most of the structure here coming from the bright acidity. Lovely match with the duck confit.
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As the other reviews mentioned, it’s very typical of the vintage. Gorgeous nose but the fruit was barely there. I’d love to try this in a better vintage as you can sense the quality of the producer. The acid was more muted after an hour in the decanter but the lack of fruit left me wanting more.
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2/2/2024 - salil wrote: 91 Points
Albany Tastevin dinner: I've had more misses than hits from this producer before, but this was terrific. Love the aromatics - surprisingly developed for an '08 with lots of savoury leather, mushroom, and earthy notes dominating, and the red and dark fruited flavours playing a secondary role in the background. The palate is a touch lighter with surprisingly gentle tannin and most of the structure here coming from the bright acidity. Lovely match with the duck confit.
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11/18/2023 - king-bing wrote: flawed
Excellent levels but corked and or oxidised. Musty cranberry/beetroot. No.
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9/9/2022 - king-bing wrote: flawed
Oxidised.
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8/22/2022 - king-bing wrote: flawed
Pretty low levels so no surprise this is oxidised.
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3/5/2022 - jpp10780 wrote: 90 Points
As the other reviews mentioned, it’s very typical of the vintage. Gorgeous nose but the fruit was barely there. I’d love to try this in a better vintage as you can sense the quality of the producer. The acid was more muted after an hour in the decanter but the lack of fruit left me wanting more.
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