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wineforth Likes this wine: 95 points
January 8, 2024 - 2nd bottle of 3 from a mixed case of super seconds bought from the Wine Society en primeur. Had the 1st in 2016 and had my doubts, wrongly, about its longevity. The slight gap in fruit mid palate is still there though and the fruit is outweighed by the tannins (would be better balanced on a warmer day). That said a fabulous blackcurrant and blueberry nose hit me when I poured a glass. This gained complexity with tobacco, cedar and pencil shavings and later sous bois when in the glass. Fruit is soft and plentiful despite my comment above about it being outbalanced by the tannins. There's a bit too much bitter cherry on the back of the palate. Finish is very long. Worth 95 points despite its faults. Still I generally prefer 2001's to 2000's especially on QPR. P.s. this will plateau for 5 or 10 years but won't improve so start drinking!
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