May 27, 2018 - Soft tannins, fruit holding up well, balanced acidity Lovely
April 14, 2018 - Académie des Cinquante Tuscany Tasting (Buitenplaats Amerongen / Restaurant Bentinck, Amerongen, NL): Evolved colour, oxidative style. Second bottle fresher but also with evolved flavours, fully mature but sustained by its lively acidity and tannic structure, not as big as its 14.5% ABV would suggest. Has the alcohol caused a lack of balance?
November 25, 2016 - It opened after some air and went well with tenderloin and christmas lunch.
My last bottle showed some future - tannin should be softer still.
October 6, 2016 - Pop and pour. Still pink rim color.
There is no sediment in the bottle.
fading aftertaste. No tannin. Good at 86.
Day two 82.
Drink now.
July 9, 2016 - Solid though showing its age a touch. Woody finish as the fruit fades.
December 26, 2015 - Savoury fruit, some secondary notes coming through though the oak and tannin leaves a touch of bitterness on the finish.
Enjoyable with food and doesn't need decanting
July 30, 2015 - better this time
February 8, 2015 - This has really come along since the first bottle i taste of this vintage last year. Red and dark cherrys with herbs and spices. Balanced wine with excellent acidity that paired wonderfully with everything from venison to osso bucco. Plenty of time left here.
January 10, 2015 - Good vein of ripe fruit to support the sour surroundings. Good balance of oak and mature tannin.
Drinking well now.
October 16, 2014 - disappointing, a bit sour with too little fruit