12/13/2023 - mstar wrote:

Yum! Hard to believe this can get any better.

6/13/2014 - mstar wrote:

Bought at auction. Consumed over 5 hours. Fill level bottom neck. Recorked in 1982. A medium garnet color with floral aromas. When first opened the acidity was dominant but with some air the sugar and dark fruit tastes opened and balanced the wine. Certainly not the best wine I've had, but the oldest I'll ever drink I think. All in all a decent wine from what I read was a poor vintage. It was fun to taste something made at the same time I was.

5/22/2014 - mstar Likes this wine:

Beautiful wine. Medium to full bodied with plenty of fruit left. Tannins have smoothed out. Based on this bottle the wine is at its peak and can only go downhill from here. Drink up and enjoy.

1/6/2014 - mstar wrote:

Fully mature, nice drinking wine. It's a pity the price has been run up so much. Not worth current prices, but enjoyable to drink now if you have them.

1/6/2014 - mstar wrote:

Drinking very nicely now. Won't hurt if you wait a bit but you won't be disappointed if you open it now. Medium bodied, mature fruit and nicely integrated tannins.

12/31/2013 - mstar wrote:

Second bottle opened this year and second disappointment. Wine was dead and astringent. Probably should have opened these 3 or 4 years ago.

12/11/2013 - mstar wrote:

Drinking nicely at the moment. Tannins well integrated. Medium bodied taste of ripe plums.

5/20/2013 - mstar Likes this wine:

Aromas of dark berries and eucalyptus. Medium bodied with tastes of dark fruit. Long finish. Tannins nicely integrated. Clearly a new world wine (very fruit forward) but delicious. Regret it was my last bottle.

5/18/2013 - mstar Likes this wine:

Ruby coloured. Aromas of dried cherries and leather. Medium bodied wine with good fruit and tannin backbone. 30 second finish.

5/15/2013 - mstar Likes this wine:

Dark ruby colour. Aromas of leather and cedar. Medium body with a long finish. A very nice effort which is drinking well now.

5/6/2013 - mstar Likes this wine:

Dark plum coloured. Grippy tannins. Tastes of dark fruit. Nice now but should improve given a few more years

4/21/2013 - mstar Likes this wine:

Dark purple. Taste of cherries and leather. Just coming into its own now with many years to go. I'll open another in 5 years or so.

4/18/2013 - mstar wrote:

Drinking beautifully now. Dark ruby colour. Tannins well integrated. Dark fruit cassis and leather taste.

4/14/2013 - mstar wrote:

From a magnum. Wonderful blend of fruit acidity and minerality. I don't think bottles from this vintage can get any better. Drink up and enjoy.

4/11/2013 - mstar wrote:

Dark purple colour. Good fruit and tanins that are still gripping. Dark berries and graphite. A wine that is coming into its own right now but still has a longish life ahead.

3/17/2013 - mstar Likes this wine:

Menthol and plum. Dusty tannins. Drinking well now but should hold for a number of years yet.

3/11/2013 - mstar Likes this wine:

Double decanted 4 hours before serving. Full bodied wine. Taste of cherrys and dark fruit. It needs some exposure to air if you are going to drink it now. Otherwise cellar for a few more years. Excellent QPR.

2/27/2013 - mstar wrote:

Two votes for a well integrated medium bodied wine. One vote for pleasant but very aggressive.

1/16/2013 - mstar Likes this wine:

Big forward fruity New World wine. Drinking well now but should hold for a number of years more.

1/7/2013 - mstar wrote:

Dense fruity wine. Will wait another few years before trying again.

1/3/2013 - mstar wrote:

Supposedly in its drinking window but this bottle at least was still very disjointed. Will try again in a few years. Good colour, medium body, and a long finish.

12/11/2012 - mstar Likes this wine:

Dark ruby red. Full bodied. Taste of dark cherries and plums with grippy tannins. Still a baby.

12/5/2012 - mstar wrote:

The wine may be going through a dumb phase. Nice ruby color but tannins are predominant. Well try again in a year or two.

11/28/2012 - mstar wrote:

This wine may be starting to close down. A fine tannic background overwhelming the fruit. I'll wait another 3 or 4 years before trying this again but suspect it will be worth the wait.

10/20/2012 - mstar wrote:

Opened and poured. Aromas of sweet fruit and saddle leather. Tanins well integrated. Spicey with medium body and a moderately long finish.

9/11/2012 - mstar wrote:

Big bold wine with dark fruit aromas and tastes. Tanins present but have softened. To drink now or over the next 5 years.

8/8/2012 - mstar wrote:

From a magnum. Opened 6 hours before serving and allowed to slowly air in the bottle. Aromas of cherries and leather. Very smooth in the mouth. Medium weight. Tannins are mostley resolved and would no doubt be further along in a smaller format. Very nice wine. Glad I bought them before all the craziness started.

8/8/2012 - mstar wrote:

still a great deal of fruit and sugar present. Tannins nicely resolved. Sorry this is my last bottle.I would love to try again in 4-5 years.

8/8/2012 - mstar wrote:

If this is fake, give me more. Last of a 6 pack. Drinking beautifullly now. Dark fruit nose and taste. Tannins are very smooth.

8/8/2012 - mstar wrote:

Well in its drininkg window now.

8/1/2012 - mstar wrote:

This bottle past its prime. Bought from the PLCB. Perhaps how it was stored before I bought it. In any case, a disappointment.

7/25/2012 - mstar wrote:

Still young with tannins tightly wound. I'll wait another 3-4 years before trying again.

6/4/2012 - mstar wrote:

The last one available to me, so sorry to see it go. Aromas of dark fruit and tobacco. Taste of ripe plums and cassis. Tanins well integrated. This may last a few more years before starting to decline, but is as good as it's going to get, which is excellent.

5/2/2012 - mstar wrote:

Pleasant, but no more

4/19/2012 - mstar wrote:

Drinking very well right now. Have a feeling it may start its decline soon. Berry aroma medium weight.

4/16/2012 - mstar wrote:

Ripe stone fruit. medium length with well integrated tannins. Drinking very well right now but probably good for a few more years.

4/10/2012 - mstar wrote:

Opened a few hours before drinking. Good acidic backbone, lots of fruit left. Is probably best left alone for a few years more.

4/4/2012 - mstar wrote:

Too young. Will try again in 3 or 4 years.

4/4/2012 - mstar wrote:

Dark purple with aromas of dried berries and saddle leather. Full bodied with resolved tannins. A lovely wine drinking near its peak.

3/27/2012 - mstar wrote:

Slightly corked.

3/1/2012 - mstar wrote:

Dark plum clolour. Odour of lead pencil dried fruit. Medium bodied wine, tannins well integrated, with muted dried fruit tastes. Drinking well now but should hold a few years more.

2/19/2012 - mstar wrote:

Well balanced wine. Probably time to drink them up.

2/8/2012 - mstar wrote:

A disappointment. Thin and fading quickly. Purchased from the PLCB. 'Nough said?

1/18/2012 - mstar wrote:

My first, so nothing really to judge it by. Opened and stored corked in 11C (52F) cellar.

Day 1: Beautiful amber colour. Taste and aromas of caramel and toffee. Medium acidity. Moderate tannins
Day 4: It has taken on mouth weight but I'm aware of an alcohol heat that I didn't notice the first day.
Day 8: Alcohol heat gone. Wine tastes less syrupy. Giiving a lot of pleasure right now.Still the caramel and coffee taste with clean acidity. Sweet without being cloying.
Will continue to taste this over the next 3 weeks or so and am interested to see how it develops.

1/11/2012 - mstar wrote:

Opened 2 hrs prior to serving. Left in bottle uncorked. Restrained nose. Deep purple colour medium body with berry flavours and cassis. Drinking nicely now but should hold for a while yet.

12/28/2011 - mstar wrote:

Opened and aired in the bottle for 3 hours. Aromas of leather and dried fruit. Medium body drinking well. Paid a fair price when bought on release. Wouldn't pay the going price now, but enjoyable for what it was.

12/21/2011 - mstar wrote:

Badly corked.

12/14/2011 - mstar wrote:

When first opened and tasted I thought it was a candidate for the vinegar bottle. Put the cork back in and gave it a couple of hours with some air. The wine came around. Dark purple colour with no sign of bricking. Aromas of leather. Medium body with a reasonably long finish. A correct wine but not one that I think will get any better.

11/19/2011 - mstar wrote:

Opened and decanted 2 hours before serving. Dark ruby colour with slight bricking at the rim. Aromas of tobacco and leather. Fruit and tannin nicely balanced. This wine should hold for some years yet.

11/10/2011 - mstar wrote:

Drinking well right now but no hurry.