4/27/2024 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Although the CT drinking window was until 2014, this was pretty amazing. Still some red and black fruit left along with pronounced but very enjoyable tertiary aromas and flavours - mushroom, forest floor and tobacco.
Lovely, refined tannin for some body with surprisingly refreshing acidity still. Long finish and still an outstanding wine IMO.

3/27/2024 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

M+ blackcurrant, black cherry, leather, touch of tobaccco and liquorice. Still refreshing acidity but perhaps lacking a bit in body now as tannins have softened a lot more. Very nice but probably not much ageing left in it.

3/22/2024 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Outstanding wine.
Pronounced fruit - touch of apple and citrus, plus peach and pear. Lovely richness from well integrated OML. Full bodied but with refreshing acidity. Perfectly balanced and complex with a long finish.

2/23/2024 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Pronounced black fruit - cherry, blackcurrant and blackberry - touch of dried fruits alongside cedar, vanilla and tobacco.
Refreshing high acidity, medium+ smooth tannins.
Nicely restrained and fresh

12/28/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Wonderful Pinot Noir. Dark red fruit. Lots of complexity.
Drank at Star Inn in Harome

12/28/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Lovely chardonnay. Toasty oak, touch of butterscotch and vanilla, plenty of fruit.
At Star Inn in Harome.

12/28/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Star Inn Harome matched wines package.
Nicely balanced, liquorice notes alongside black fruit.

12/28/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Star Inn Harome, part of wine package for tasting menu.
Nice acidity balancing body from the long wood ageing and time in bottle.

12/31/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Exceptional.
Cherry, strawberry, red plum, vanilla with touch of cooked fruit and tobacco from age.
Pronounced aroma and flavour, surprisingly refreshing high acidity still at this age. Well integrated M+ tannins. Full bodied and long finish.

12/6/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Pretty old for a Chablis.
Medium amber colour.
Pronounced apricot, melon, dried fruit, raisins, nuts. Very slight hint of citrus in the background.
Surprisingly high acidity still, salty and nutty on the palate from oxidation

9/22/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Lovely red fruit, refreshing, m+/h ripe tannins. Will age.

9/3/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Pale lemon to gold
Pronounced Peach, grapefruit, pear, apple, lemon
Refreshing high acidity
Medium finish

Good value

6/23/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Vanilla, caramel, butterscotch, nuts and toast.
Grapefruit, peach, gooseberry and pear.

Medium bodied with refreshing High acidity.

Great balance, length, intensity and complexity. Outstanding!

5/26/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Medium garnet colour.
Pronounced black fruit and black pepper, vanilla, leather, tobacco.
High, ripe tannins and high acidity.
Long length.

5/26/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Medium gold colour.
Pronounced and complex stone fruit, oak, malolactic and lees aromas.
Long finish.
Outstanding

3/31/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Lovely complex mix of 1/2/3ry aromas - grapefruit, peach, vanilla and nutty. Ditto on the flavours plus slightly salty. Almost salted caramel with some hints of oxidation.
Refreshing, balancing acid to go along with all that.

2/18/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Very good. Nice balance, medium+ length, intensity and concentration.
Touch of green fruit, more pronounced stone and tropical. Some butter and vanilla from oak too.

2/7/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Off dry with refreshing high acidity
Peach, pear drop, lemon peel aromas
Nice balance and intensity but slightly shorter finish than I was expecting. Very nice all the same.

1/28/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

On opening:
Medium gold colour.
Pronounced tropical fruit, touch of green fruit, bit of oak but well integrated, bit of butter/butterscotch.
Dry, medium acid and full bodied.
Medium+ length.

1/22/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Deep Purple.
Medium+/pronounced violet, ripe blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, vanilla. Touch of earthy/wet leaves from age.
Medium acid, high tannin. Fairly short finish. Maybe lacks balance?
Could age longer IMO, though drinkable now.

After a few hours - tannin is much softer and better integrated.

1/7/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Pale lemon-green colour.
Medium+ apple, gooseberry, bit of pear drop and lime zest?
Dry, high acid, medium alcohol and body.
Medium finish.

1/6/2023 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Medium ruby appearance.
What I thought was pronounced fresh blackcurrant/blueberry for me but closer to Decanter’s note of violet and strawberry once it had been open for a while. Some vanilla and cloves, leather and tobacco.
Medium +, ripe tannins. High acidity.
Medium alcohol and body.
Medium flavour intensity - blackcurrant, cloves, tobacco/leather.

I enjoyed this a lot. Very drinkable. Could age more.

12/8/2022 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Pale ruby. Medium blackcurrant and blackberry. Maybe a tiny bit of tertiary aroma. Low but ripe tannin and high acid. Medium finish.

11/5/2022 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Medium purple
Medium red cherry, touch of plum and black pepper
Touch of dried fruit and cloves?
Refreshing acidity
Medium tannins

10/9/2022 - AlexTF Likes this wine:

Pale ruby.
Medium black pepper and blackcurrant aroma.
Refreshing acidity, medium tannin.
Medium finish.