December 21, 2023 - Really has come into its own, smooth and silky, light drinking.
June 17, 2023 - This wine has reached its peek, velevety tannins that keep the structure of the wine. On the nose it shows age with flowers cherries. Black fruits and cherries on the palet. Will last a couple of years but don’t see much room for improvement.
June 12, 2021 - A perfect English summer country house weekend (Copse): Short decant. Opened to go with the grilled lamb cutlets. Consistently joyful, still in a great drinking window and not starting to age or decline.
February 5, 2021 - Still drinks well. Smooth and no tannins.
June 15, 2020 - Appearance: This is 11 years old but hardly showed any age. There was slight wateriness at the rim but no browning; good garnet colour – not quite bright crystal clear but close – and only the merest smidgen of sediment. Medium bodied with medium legs.
Nose: The bottle was decanted 2 hours before drinking and the nose was slight on opening but developed over time with clean red fruits of medium to slight intensity and a hint of leather.
Palate: Good dry red fruits with everything nicely in balance – fruit, alcohol, tannins. The tannins were very smooth as expected after this time in bottle but enough to give good structure. Medium body and flavour intensity with red plums and possibly some cedar in the finish which I’d rate medium plus.
We drank this with duck confit and thoroughly enjoyed it. Probably best to drink any you have in cellar, this was my last.
April 8, 2020 - Still going strong. This wine has been consistent over the past few years, and delightful tonight psired with roasted pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon. Utterly smooth and well balanced.
April 24, 2019 - Dark berries, liquorice, toast and oak notes, medium body & length with present acidity, only little fruit left -> drink up
March 13, 2019 - Première 30 minutes sont les meilleures.
Nez superbement floral, petits fruits délicats.
Tanins deviennent plus présents (moins de fruits?) après 30-45 minutes..
Drink up.
December 16, 2018 - This is better than I gave it credit for last time (only three weeks ago?). Dark crimson. Eucalyptus nose, but rich palste of black raspberry and plum. Luscious and full, and well integrated although still a hint if dusty tannins. Long finish that I didn’t get from previous bottle.
November 28, 2018 - Deep ruby-purple. Full bodied. Cassis, spice, and eucalyptus on the nose. Dark fruit, plum, with a touch of licorice and woodiness on the palate. Still some dusty tannins. Not a terribly long finish. Some think this is at peak now, but it doesn’t seem much different from the memory of bottles I had 2 and 3 years ago, so I’m not going to panic, but rather enjoy the second case of these at a deliberate pace...