March 9, 2024 - 85 merlot, 10 cab sauvignon, 5 cab franc.
Very dark brickish ruby men genomskinligt. Tunna gardiner (12,5 procent).
Stor rökig doft av skogsgolv, mint och sten.
Tydlig syra men inbäddad i fluffiga, fylliga tanniner. Jordgubbssylt, plommon, mjölkchoklad (en hint) och multna löv. Lång, något bitter eftersmak. Tämligen udda men gott.
December 25, 2023 - Mörk rubin, duktigt grumligt. Medelgardiner (12,5 procent).
Blå plommon, jordgubbar, russin, sötlakrits, lite läder.
Finkorniga men sträva tanniner, medelhög syra.
Röda bär och nog något enstaka blått i kompotten. Höstlöv men inga jättetydliga tecken på ålderdom. Snyggt och välbalanserat.
May 26, 2022 - Lots of bottle variation amongst the 4 bottles we opened. Also one of the more polarizing wines of the evening (even if you factor out the variation). The best bottles still drinking well, dark cherry and heavier than I expected. Despite a double decant and then two hours decanting in glasses it was still very structured. Some bottles more ‘woody’ than others. Quite a few people loved it with the poached truffle egg pairing.
December 25, 2019 - The wine is probably at its peak, still well alive.
The wine is clear, deep garnet, with some sediments.
On the nose the wine is fully developed, intensity is profound, with aromas of dark plum, dark cherry, blackberry, cedar, forest floor, and leather.
The wine is dry, with medium(+) acid, tannins are smoooth, but still high. It is medium(+) bodied, with medium alcohol. Flavours of blackberry, black plum, cedar, and forest floor. It has a long finish.
The wine is outstanding, can drink now, suitable for further ageing for another 3-5 years.
September 11, 2019 - Paulee Bdx dinner - small glass and one of the weakest bottles of the evening. Just very mediocre. Much worse then the surprisingly attractive 13...
April 9, 2014 - Appearance: Bright and clear, the wine has deep intensity ruby color, with garnet rims and legs.
Nose: Clean, it has medium intensity aromas of black fruit such as black cherry, red fruit of plum, kernel notes of cocoa, pungent spice of licorice, sweet spice of nutmeg, mineral notes of earth, maturity notes of forest floor. The wine is developing.
Palate: Dry, it has medium acidity, medium (+) tannin of ripe but still grippy in texture. Medium level in alcohol, the wine has medium (+) body and medium intensity flavors of black fruit such as black cherry and plum, sweet spice of cloves, herbal notes of dill, oak notes of toast. The wine has a medium finish.
Conclusion: Good quality Pomerol with reasonable concentration on the nose, showing good complexity but on the palate the tannin is still gripping despite the age of the wine, showing also a bit herbal and under ripeness, showing the difficult vintage of 2002. The wine has a fair length on the finish, ready to drink now and not meant for further ageing but can keep for another 1-2 years.
March 17, 2012 - Académie des Cinquante Pomerol Tasting (The Hunting Lodge, Rozendaal, Netherlands): Quite a surprise, young, rich tannins, classically structured, friendly but with a lot of potential.
July 3, 2010 - Excellent drinking now, round and good expression of Merlot
November 8, 2009 - "ABB" bruncheon with JP; 11/3/2009-11/8/2009 (Asia Grand): Very classicaly bordeaux. Dark fruits, some horse, talcum powder. Classical plummish bordeaux characteron the palate.
March 14, 2008 - Beautiful soft, but also firm tannin. Good acidity, bitterness and oak. Medium to full bodied classical wine.