March 17, 2024 - Excellent. Smooth, lively tannin. Could have benefited from 1 or 2 hour decant. Has 8-10 years minimum.
March 11, 2024 - Superb wine and still fairly spry for 20 years old. In a good window.
Decanted and watched it evolve over a couple hours but it was singing after the initial pop. Intense but classic nose of cherry liqueur, dried tomato, leather, herbs de Provence, flint and subtle tertiary wafts of undergrowth and moss. Expressive and just lovely definition of its character.
Palate was soft but pleasingly weighty, with light to moderate tannin and a juicy acidity, even with its age. Excellent balance.
February 28, 2024 - in Magnum. nice nose, quite complex with an iron touch. the palate is very delicate, smooth and fresh. the style was unexpected. I was anticipating a lusher wine.
February 27, 2024 - Medium ruby with a tiny garnet rim. Medium plus black fruit and fresh tilled earth on the nose. Pronounced spice and black damp earth on the palate. Full body with medium plus acidity. Velvet tannins and well integrated alcohol. A palate of dark fruit and spice with a minty freshness that keeps this wine interesting. Outstanding wine making. This shows it's incredible pedigree. Enjoyed with grilled quail and artichokes. Won't improve but will keep for much longer i think.
February 15, 2024 - Magnum. Decanted for two hours. What a beautiful wine, perfect to drink now.
January 21, 2024 - Still quite rich but showing its age now. There is a fair amount of nice leather and layers of flavour here backed by fruit which though still quite full and rich is drying on the finish. Medium to full bodied, tannins softening but still providing grip, as does the good acidity. Long and complex. Drinking now, will become increasing tertiary.
December 30, 2023 - My last bottle of six purchased. Great nose - extremely perfumed and with some added funk (which I love). JMOORE431 mentioned in the review that "everyone thought it was Bordeaux" and I can see why.
I felt like the wine fell short of expectations once I started drinking it. Highly enjoyable but not memorable. Fully mature.
November 11, 2023 - Deep red. Great nose. Ample fruit up front. Soft tannins. Has 8-10 years left.
August 14, 2023 - perfect
June 9, 2023 - la dernière bouteille de plusieurs, hélas!
Que c'est beau!
On ouvre sur la cerise et les pruneaux.
Suive le noyer, le safran et la réglisse.
profondeur et équilibre. Longue finale.
exquis!