June 12, 2023 - corked
September 21, 2019 - level lowermost neck, good cork, colour has distinct brown character, shows its age, good nose, perhaps the best part now, classic cedar and lead pencil Pauillac, fine, with real character and poise, palate relatively lightweight, fruit has faded, dominated by acidity, still with good balance and very good accompaniment to Irish lamb rack, good but not great and that was probably always the case through its evolution
November 3, 2018 - perfect level and cork, cellared since release, distinctly brown tinge but still lively colour, nose very good, shows age but still very clean, complex restrained fruit, certainly not past it on the nose, palate rather acidic, still with aged fine fruit but not much intensity or power, probably was never particularly powerful, fruit and tannin now in the background, still very enjoyable but over its peak and in gentle decline, drink up, although it won’t change that rapidly in the next years, however clearly on the down rather than the up
November 1, 2018 - Tomato puree, massive acidity, japanese soy dressing, not my wine
January 17, 2016 - Nach einer Stunde in der Karaffe war er in der Nase zunächst noch sehr speckig und streng. Im Glas entwickelt er sich dann relativ gut und macht Spaß. Schöne Farbe ohne deutlichen Kern, kühles Aroma, starke Stachelbeernote, dezente Frucht, mittlerer Abgang alles in allem sehr sauber. Bald trinken!
January 20, 2014 - Wonderful...drink soon
September 1, 2013 - Older Wines at Martin's (Martin's House): Tobacco, figs and slightly medicinal. Smoked bacon, mushrooms and forest notes with intense acidity and even more tobacco.
Clearly on a lower level than current releases but still quite good
July 13, 2013 - Bricking colour still fairly dark for its age, not much sediment in bottle though. Rusty nails/beef blood on the nose, though the wife thought it smelt like brandy. Fruit still present, notes of sour cherry, but getting tired. No hint of wood though, this bottle has certainly seen better days. Still very pleasant to drink.
March 1, 2013 - Tasted with UCBEAU, although I got to it a bit later than everyone else. Smelled like the inside of a dead campfire along with old cherries and mushroom. Tastes dirty and a bit gritty, sun-dried tomato, old book, very faint cherry flavors in the background. Fun as an exercise but pretty tired in my opinion.
March 1, 2013 - Opened and decanted for about an hour. The nose was a crazy mish-mash of dusty red soil, smoked meat, campfire, char-griller, and no fruit at all. On the palate, after about an hour, we found some dried red fruit, dusty soil, and dried herb flavors. More time brought those into harmony but never quite to the forefront. I think this wine has just started a downward ascent, but the amount of acid and tannin present were pleasing.