Fairly dark straw/gold with fast bubbling all over the volume. Citrus fruit, brioche and nutty aromatics reminiscent of champagne. Medium-bodied with balancing, yet moderate standards acidity. Long aftertaste.

Medium brick. Evolved nose with barnyard, undergrowth, cherry and herbs. Medium-bodied with silky tannins, declining fruit and balancing acidity. Med-long aftertaste. To drink-up.

Medium yellow-gold. Tropical fruits, toastyness, honeysuckle and nicely integrated creamy oak on the nose. Reminiscent of a top new world chard. Full-bodied, creamy, with rich fruit, balancing acidity and a long aftertaste. Alcohol is 15% but perceived as much lower.

Decanted for 5 hours. Youthful dark purple color. Complex and continuously evolving nose of earthy minerality, red cherry, cedar and spice. Obviously Touscan despite being made exclussively from Bordeaux varieties. Medium/full-bodied, still primary with firm tannins, vibrant fruit and high acidity. Very long aftertaste. Still youthful, will reach its peak in around 5 years. Very enjoyable, though.

Decanted for 5 hours, and I have to admit that it showed somewhat better after 2 hours in the decanter than when served! Medium garnet with a lovely Barolo nose of violets, red cherries, minerality, roses and obvious VA. Medium-bodied with massive tannins of good quality, fresh cherry fruit, balancing acidity and a long aftertaste. Long aftertaste. Expected to improve over the next 5 years.

A great bottle that was opened after we had another 5 different wines, hence it was not fully appreciated. Nevertheless everyone of us noticed how great it was. Luckily, there was one glass left, so I could taste it the morning after. Very dark, opaq/purple. An amazing combination of excellent new oak, ultra-pure blackberry fruit, sweet spice, coffee, mint and minerality, in a rare coexistence of skillful winemaking and terroir character. Full-bodied with ultra-rich, yet amazingly fresh fruit, massive but excellent tannins and a high acidity that offers balance and vibrancy to this blockbuster. Endless aftertaste. One of the 5 top wines I had in 2011.