November 5, 2022 - Same bottle as Nutty08. Stood up for a week but had the clouded appearance of being shaken just before. Cork was fully saturated, but a decent high shoulder fill. Tasted like angostura bitters and having a much tastier 75 next to it highlighted the difference.
November 5, 2022 - Rhone Birthday 2022; 11/4/2022-11/6/2022: Never really came around. Was cloudy. Tart profile with a distinct orange rind note. Didn't seem correct.
February 13, 2021 - Expressive bouquet of blueberries, cassis, plums, menthol and bay leaves. Soft texture, medium bodied, with red currant, cassis, leather and earth. Round and mellowed tannins on the finish. Drinking very well, good bottle here.
February 2, 2021 - Simple wine but a delicateness that was very enjoyable. The vintage is working against the producer.
January 31, 2021 - After being wildly wrong on all previous guesses managed to get somewhere close based on the identity of the previous wines. Guessed a weak vintage from 70s because of the severe lack of fruit that was left and the brick red colour. Similar to the Cos previously, got to admire the history of the wine but wasn’t that stimulating on the palate.
January 30, 2021 - Fully mature and on the downward slope but when isn't a mature Pomerol a privilege? Still good acidity but fruit a bit short. Decanted for 90 minutes, perhaps a bit long.
August 17, 2019 - Brought to an anniversary dinner. Decanted 45-50 mins during orders (Great service on decanting, Phoenicia Hotel, Malta). Very dark crimson centre, fading to light ruby / tawny to the rim. Good delineation, classic Pomerol nose, nice leather, dark ripe berries, bramble fruits, violets, and undertow of mushroom and soft cedar. Great balance, and finesse, and surprisingly still rich on entry. Juicy dark fruit, tannins faded, the oak is there but not invasive. Classy and mature. Light to medium mid palate, refreshing finish, not super long, but a real treat for a 40 year old wine, made for a memorable celebration. Complete surprise given the vintage. 90+ points. Sublime with the veal and tonka bean ricotta parfait.
March 12, 2018 - Wine opened for 1 hr and consumed in 1.5 hr. Level top shoulder. Tea, tobacco, leather, sous bous and light berry. Fully matured and don't wait.
April 22, 2017 - Pulled the cork and left it to breathe in the bottle for 1 hour. Colour shoes its of age.. brown and the nose confirmed the aged wine. Was hoping for fruits to come out but this wine didnt really come around. Its definitely on the downhill...
February 19, 2017 - Excellent mature Pomerol with the tannins pretty much gone
Would have scored higher but it contained a fine sediment which gave it a dry taste