December 1, 2023 - Raspberry, blueberry, violets, gravel; long, elegant, beautifully aged, pleasing, and ready to drink
June 20, 2023 - Good lord this is delicious. If someone fused a refined Bordeaux with a cadburys fruit and nut bar, they’d probably end up with this. Has aged wonderfully
November 15, 2021 - Delicious 15 yr old Bordeaux, consumed over 2 nights with an earthy lentil soup one night, and a beef stew the other.
Gorgeous and complex black fruit notes, with coffee grounds, mocha, and cassis flavors.
Beautiful tannic structure, alongside moderate acidity and a medium length, slightly clipped finish...which is the only drawback.
Delicious, drink now through 2022 or so.
October 7, 2021 - Gang of 4 in Covid19 times; Some random wines. (@ RW): Beautiful bouquet with vanilla and licorice. On the palate firm acidity, caramel, coffee and mocha. A firm dose of oak which is not too overwhelming. Beautiful wine which is ready now, but can easily last a few more years as well.
December 10, 2020 - C: Dark deep garnet fully mature.
N: Still positive and initially fresh with some plum and black cherry.
T: Initially vibrant with flavours of plum and black cherry with leathery notes. Quite earthy developing sweetish raisined fruit and glycerol on the mouthfeel, but then it falls apart with a nasty bitter and astringent finish.
I: I started out loving this wine believing it to be well balanced and drinking very well, but dear oh dear, that bitterness and astringency on finish lets it down badly. My advice is to drink up. It's still an above wine though.
November 18, 2020 - Consistent with previous TN.
August 28, 2020 - Like most wines from the 2006 St. Emilion this is now ready to drink. Classical Bordeaux, with black fruit, liquorace abd cigare on the palate. Smooth, velvety tannins. The finish is a bit on the dry side. Best with food. It will last for many more years.
April 3, 2020 - Sweet menthol and plum on the nose, some racy acidity, plump but obviously mature fruit with a rich and seductive chocolate and nut finish. Showing some bricking and lightness where there was once deep crimson, this is ageing wonderfully and has gone past the crowd pleasing chocolate, coffee and oak-Merlot exuberance of its youth, come out of its in-between phase of of 4 years ago is now something very refined indeed. 93
September 21, 2018 - We both really liked this - medium ruby/carmine, nice nose, and good fruit to the well balanced finish. Decanted 30 minutes prior, it was in a good space.
August 21, 2018 - 2nd of 4 bottles. Consumed last one over 4 years ago, but the tasting note is similar.
95% Merlot and 5% Cab Franc.
Obviously Bordeaux, more earth than fruit on the nose and palate. Notes of tar, tobacco leaf, moist soil, black cherry pit, and bitter mocha.
The tannins are still pretty tight, with nicely balanced acidity...but the palate never quite opens up fully to give up the fruit.
We will see what more time causes, as this bottle can be enjoyed now through 2026+.