June 10, 2022 - 92 - really well executed bottle of wine, but QPR is suspect when there are so many great cab driven options out there
October 27, 2018 - Académie des Cinquante 63rd Annual Dinner (Restaurant Olivijn, Haarlem, NL): Fresh and crisp structure, tight and youthful for age, develops notes of chocolate and balsamic, blackcurrants, firm but finely grained tannins, good length.
September 17, 2016 - Very big and firm. Woody on the nose with a bit of perfume, cassis, and brooding black currant fruit. Some earthy tones managing to sneak though. Hot and structured on the palate, dense and dark. Delivers a syrupy core of blackberry and currant fruit. Not brutal, actually fairly enjoyable.
October 24, 2014 - A great Italian evening in Belgium: Barnyard, dark berries and rustic flavors in the bouquet. Same on the palate, chocolate and mocha, good acidity and soft tannin. Beautiful and mature wine.
October 24, 2014 - Italian night @ Stappato (Enoteca Stappato, Leuven (Belgium)): Very deep dark ruby colour. Lots of power and tannines, clearly a Cabernet-dominated wine. Masculine, sturdy, spice and cassic. Strong and convincing.
March 30, 2013 - Bra och mogen Cabernet Sauvignon. Har givetvis alla Cab-toner såsom svarta vinbär, ceder m.m. men konstigt nog hittar man också många piedmontetoner. Vet inte om det är som man lurar sig själv bara för att man vet var det odlas men jag hittar till och med de typiska aceton-tonerna från Piemonte som jag alltid trott är kopplat till Nebbiolodruvan och inte har med terroir att göra. En annorlunda Cab men verkligen riktigt bra.
November 24, 2012 - Académie des Cinquante Claret / Piedmont Tasting (Restaurant De Hoefslag *, Bosch en Duin, Netherlands): Classic Cabernet, minerality, gravel, tar, leather, quite tannic.
November 2, 2012 - Lovely very earthy and extremely nice & complex cab nose!
Still quite grippy and firm tannins present.
Nice Darmagi!
A “food wine” to me.
May 24, 2012 - - Garnet color with medium forming legs.
August 26, 2010 - Medium bodied, with cedar character on both nose and palate. Italian / Old World in style, balanced and not super fruit forward. Nice wine with steaks.