January 10, 2024 - Drink soon. Amazing right now
December 31, 2023 - Deep ruby only showing moderate development. An intense and complex nose - liquorice, spice, black fruits, blueberries and charred wood. Great harmony between fruit and savoury notes.
Palate: full- body. Rich, velvety mouthfeel. Big but not overpowering. Persistent finish. Has a good 5+ years in it, probably more if well cellared. Excellent wine to see in the new year.
December 25, 2023 - Enjoyable as this wine continues to age glacially. Not memorable. To be fair it was the 6th bottle of the night , so the bar was very high to be memorable :)
September 12, 2023 - Fruit rather muted but smooth and complex. I probably would have enjoyed it more 3-5 years ago. It was good but not exceptional, so disappointing.
May 15, 2023 - A deep garnet colour. Expressive, intense nose of ripe cherry, black plum and tobacco. A deep brooding entry with super-ripe dark fruits, minerals, smoke, and warmed gravel towards tar/bitumen. This is complex with nuances of liquorice and fleshed out with ripe jujube fruit, exotic spices and even some old oak. Full-bodied, powerful with excellent concentration, this is scintillating stuff with those ripe flavours mingled with notes of meat, game and blueberry coupled with a flash of menthol and dried herb - sweet marjoram perhaps? The tannins have a warm gravel edge pooling through the sweet envelope of polished fruit. 14.5%+ Alc.
A highly refined wine with massive concentration and power. As the wine lingered, it showed its class, but while there was layering, it didn’t make me go further than 95. Closes with iron filings, warm fudge and a slightly soft toffee. A looong farewell. 97 Shiraz 3 Viognier blend from 120-160 yr old vines! 30 months in 60% new oak.
May 2, 2023 - Brought by my friend Christopher and had it blind. It took me just smell it to pick the grape but I was wrong with the country and year.
This wine is drinking beautifully right now, medium plus body, no showing the age, no brick or decoloration on the rim, tick legs, great complexity, great finish.
It went very well with a bone in New York strip and prime filet Mignon.
March 31, 2023 - Similar to prior notes after double decanting for an hour; outstanding, another great bottle, ready to drink
December 31, 2022 - Out of magnum. 2 hrs air. In a really nice spot right now. Raspberry compote/blueberry, cedar, a hard to pin down herbaceous quality, fenugreek, and yes a little meatiness. Fine but copious tannins. Alcohol tastes very much in check. Gorgeous.
Score: 95. Relative to expectations: ++
December 24, 2022 - Intial score after opening and tasting and decanting before pouring 4 glasses. Had this with: Spinach and artichoke dip, asparagus wrapped in prosciutto, brisket sliders and steak tips as our Christmas Eve dine and dash. Beautiful aromatics, whote pepoer, blackberries, currant, nice finish. 97% Shiraz, 3% Viognier. Fabulous.
November 19, 2022 - Similar to prior notes after double decanting for an hour; outstanding, ready to drink