This wine has aged beautifully. Silky smooth, nice notes of plum and spice. I think it might have a few more years in it, but I can’t see it getting better. Glad I have 4 more to go!!
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Wow! What a great surprise! After shattering the cork, and decanting it for an hour it showed so much younger than its 19 years! Great fruit. Medium acid. Round, juicy softened tannins. Gone for Good to Great !!!
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Excellent. Last bottle and it has done really well. Cork is perfect. It's quite fresh still. Remarkably similar comments to previously, and remarkably consistent scores. Colour: dark bright berry red. Bouquet: ripe spicy red berries, some mint and blueberry, some dustiness and forest floor, touches of liquorice and leather and milk chocolate - but all delicate and emphasis on fruit rather than secondary characters Palate: like bouquet, with emphasis on fruit. Some plums and vanilla. Quite full bodied but incredibly soft and silky, long, balanced very clean finish. April 2020
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Excellent, gorgeous wine still going well. 14% alc. Much the same comments as previously. So different to the Redmans of 2001 consumed 3 nights ago. This has far more berry and chocolate. Colour: deep black berry Bouquet: classic blackberry, plum and spice, delicatessen character, cedar, dusty, green tobacco Palate: as bouquet, medium bodied, vanilla, black fruits, some forest floor, chocolate texture, very dry, good line and length. Classy elegant style. October 2019
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Excellent, 14% alc. Colour: deep black berry Bouquet: classic blackberry and spice, chocolate, cedar, dusty, green tobacco Palate: as bouquet, medium bodied, vanilla, black fruits, some forest floor, long finish. Classy elegant style. October 2015
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5/8/2021 - LeSow Likes this wine: 95 Points
This wine has aged beautifully. Silky smooth, nice notes of plum and spice. I think it might have a few more years in it, but I can’t see it getting better. Glad I have 4 more to go!!
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6/3/2020 - GraffCellar Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow!
What a great surprise!
After shattering the cork, and decanting it for an hour it showed so much younger than its 19 years!
Great fruit.
Medium acid.
Round, juicy softened tannins.
Gone for Good to Great !!!
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4/22/2020 - rmarkey Likes this wine: 95 Points
Excellent. Last bottle and it has done really well. Cork is perfect. It's quite fresh still. Remarkably similar comments to previously, and remarkably consistent scores.
Colour: dark bright berry red.
Bouquet: ripe spicy red berries, some mint and blueberry, some dustiness and forest floor, touches of liquorice and leather and milk chocolate - but all delicate and emphasis on fruit rather than secondary characters
Palate: like bouquet, with emphasis on fruit. Some plums and vanilla. Quite full bodied but incredibly soft and silky, long, balanced very clean finish.
April 2020
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10/21/2019 - rmarkey Likes this wine: 95 Points
Excellent, gorgeous wine still going well. 14% alc. Much the same comments as previously. So different to the Redmans of 2001 consumed 3 nights ago. This has far more berry and chocolate.
Colour: deep black berry
Bouquet: classic blackberry, plum and spice, delicatessen character, cedar, dusty, green tobacco
Palate: as bouquet, medium bodied, vanilla, black fruits, some forest floor, chocolate texture, very dry, good line and length. Classy elegant style.
October 2019
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10/25/2015 - rmarkey Likes this wine: 95 Points
Excellent, 14% alc.
Colour: deep black berry
Bouquet: classic blackberry and spice, chocolate, cedar, dusty, green tobacco
Palate: as bouquet, medium bodied, vanilla, black fruits, some forest floor, long finish. Classy elegant style.
October 2015
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