February 16, 2023 - Bordeaux 2003 Horizontal (Piccolino, Exchange Square, London): Ripe plum fruit and a leafy greenness to this on pouring, much more redolent of a left bank wine. Some cinders and caramel. Palate is quite clipped and imbalanced. There's a pleasant umami / nori note but otherwise not much to recommend it on the palate.
February 16, 2023 - 2003 Bordeaux @ Piccolino (Piccolino, Liverpool Street Stn, London): Dense ruby. Flatter nose than the Terre R alongside. More savoury and almost something a little rusty metallic. Dense, slightly cloudy on the attack. Broad. Dry finish. Very dry in fact, and increasingly so with air. No, this doesn’t float my boat. *
January 14, 2023 - Good not great.
After a couple of hours in the decanter.
A fairly evolved nose of leather, earth but then some sweet spice notes and then red fruits (cherries and strawberries).
On the palate predominantly red fruits, with dark chocolate and mint tones, followed by spice, earth and leather, with still chewy tannins and moderate acidity. Finish is slightly short.
It’s a nice wine, but there’s no wow factor. It’s well made and everything is in place, but it seems a little bit short and slightly lacking in substance.
No rush to drink but I don’t seeing it improving either.
August 15, 2021 - Light to medium ruby. Smells of leather, tobacco, oak and dried fruits. Lovely balance of fruit flavors and tannins. Alcohol is well integrated.
This wine is still showing lots of life to me. This is the first of the bottles I have opened so I can't speak to how it has evolved. I think this wine will still be good for some more years.
January 5, 2019 - Great old time Bordeaux, probably will last another 5-10 years.
November 13, 2017 - Huge nose of mokka, chocolate, hint of mint, very black fruit... Nice sappy and elegant tannin, red and black fruit, good freshness.... Absolutely no signs of hot vintage here, I can't believe this is the same wine I tasted 10 years ago!!!
June 17, 2017 - A quick 30 minute decant had this open and ready for dinner.
Nose was soft and very nice with some secondary notes of leather and tobacco but still showing good fruit as well.
Palate was soft, full and long with very nice balance and interest. It was our wine of the night at a dinner party.
June 8, 2017 - Consistent with my prior notes... like a slightly past it's prime Talenti Brunello. Good, but drink now. More like Brunello than like St. Emilion.
March 24, 2016 - Consistent notes with my tasting note from September '15, with the exception that the stewed fruit and overipeness is much more evident tonight. A pleasant claret but definitely not the '90 or '09 Duffau. Drink now... This isn't going to improve with age.
November 26, 2015 - คุ้มราคามาก ตอนแรกเหมือนจะเลยจุดพีค แต่ decant 1ชั่วโมงเริ่มมา ผ่านชั่วโมงครึ่งดีเลย