May 19, 2023 - Nice mature wine with tertiary flavor
Still has fruit , with blackberry, dark fruit, with some lingering minerality.
Medium body , with medium finish. Still some acid, not much tannin .
Enjoyable. For the price , good qpr
February 18, 2023 - Klassisk Bordeaux med tobakk, tre, jord og krydder. Fremdeles fin fruktighet, bløte tanniner, lang ettersmak, godt moden, men ikke over toppen?
Blir likevel litt «liten», kunne vært mer av alt.
April 4, 2022 - Wow, I'm loving this a lot more than I expected! This is mature, but has a beautiful nose of older Bordeaux that includes black currant, oak, mint and cranberries. The palate echoes all of the aromas with a saline acidity and freshness! Loving this for such a modest wine. Wish I had purchased more bottles of this! 91 df 9.3
January 11, 2021 - Mursteinsrød som heller litt mot brunt og litt orange i kantene. Relativ kraftig lukt. Tørka modne mørke bær. Litt lær, men også litt blomster lurer i bakgrunnen. Kraftig smak, men velbalansert. Mørke bær også på smak. Litt avslipte tanniner mot slutten. God fylde. Totalt sett en meget god vin.
June 3, 2020 - Gærgøtt
February 22, 2020 - A nicely developed bottle that still has a solid fruit component. Fully mature.
January 31, 2019 - Fruktig og kraftig. Litt mye slagg i flaska. Blind test med Solveig og Line Mette
December 15, 2018 - Haut-Medoc lunch (Bel & Brio, Barangaroo, Sydney): The appearance is clear and medium garnet in colour. Tears are visible.
The nose is clean. The aromas have a medium intensity and show notes of bottle-age (leather), mineral (wet soil, potting mix), and black fruit (subtle black currant). An additional herbaceous character (subtle green capsicum) shows if left to decant in the glass. The wine appears to be fully-developed [tertiary notes are prominent on the nose].
On the palate, the wine is dry with medium acidity, medium alcohol, and medium body. The medium(-) level tannins are ripe and velvety in nature. The flavours have a medium intensity and show notes of black fruit (blackcurrant, blackberry) and bottle-age (subtle leather). The finish has a medium(+) length, with additional notes of oak (milk chocolate) lingering on the palate.
This is a very good quality wine. The flavours are concentrated and have an amazing balance with the alcohol and a great balance with the acidity. The ripe tannins appear to be fading, but do provide some texture to the wine. The oak treatment is relatively simple, not interfering with the fruit expression. In its current state, the wine shows primary, secondary, and tertiary characteristics. The primary fruit is still showing strongly on the palate. The wine has a finish with great length.
The wine should be consumed now, it is not suitable for further ageing. While the core primary fruit is still quite prominent, the acid and tannin structure is fading - they will be unlikely to support the wine for ageing beyond another 5 years.
December 15, 2018 - Haut Medoc Birthday lunch (Bel & Brio, Barangaroo): Cherry, a little Kirsch, pretty, sweet spice, a little leather. Juicy, a little volatility; quite sharp in fact, muted cherry. Slightly chalky with medium minus intensity tannins. Hmm.
June 16, 2018 - Mkt mognadstoner, rödbrun, medel syra o tannin, har peakat, ok/bra fortfarande,