May 8, 2024 - Still quite excellent. Holding its own three years beyond its drinking window. Notes stand. Bravo!
April 17, 2023 - Very nice, wasn’t sure how it would be as it is beyond the drinking window . Smooth tannins, medium finish, medium body. Better than I had expected
September 12, 2021 - This wine is medium ruby with medium intensity aromas of Violet, blackberry, black currant, black plum, tar, briar, clove, nutmeg, vanilla, leather, earth, tobacco. This is a dry wine with high alcohol and medium acidity, medium plus body and medium tannins. This wind has medium plus intensity flavors of Blackberry, black currant, black plum, violet, tar, tobacco, chocolate, cloves, nutmeg, leather. This wine has a long finish and is A very good wine it can be drunk now but has potential for aging.
Mark score: 94
August 4, 2021 - Deep ruby, slight fading to rim. Tons of dark berries, leathery, cured meats, warm spices. Good length. tannins well resolved but decent backbone. Very nice indeed. Fully ready but no rush at all. Double decanted a couple of hours and it needed it.
December 20, 2020 - I decanted for about 1 1/2 hours, and it was not enough. Sure was singing on night 3, though. Very important to give it the decant time it needs. These reviewers who say 4 hours, it's no lie. I have 3 more, and I am not going to make this mistake next time.
November 29, 2020 - Decanted 1 hour and served to accompany roast pork. Dark blackcurrant colour. Nose shows hedgerow fruits, vanilla, leather. The palate is bursting with ripe fruit, damson, peppermint, sloes. It's smooth and well balanced. Quite long. This is great now, not sure it will improve any further.
October 29, 2020 - Always sad to pull the last cork.
October 23, 2020 - Dark purple with medium sweet aromas. Lovely on the palate. Great QPR- wish I had boughts more.
August 23, 2020 - Fundamentally agree with most of the prior reviewers, just a bit too much fruit.
July 15, 2020 - Dark ruby/ purple with mild bricking evident
Medium plus aromas of black/ red fruit with violets/ tar and leather - lush and beautiful
Full and rather broad palate of ripe black and red fruit
Medium acidity with medium plus very well integrated tannins and medium finish
Nothing much to add from previous tasting note - beautiful lush/ ripe flavors without being flabby - I really like this wine