March 27, 2022 - Nice wine fro 20 yes old. Good structure , decent fruit , smooth. Long time fan of Pride.
August 15, 2021 - Quite surprising, actually. I cannot recall this wine, from other vintages, lasting much more than a decade, never mind two. Very smooth, with deep fruit, soft tannins and just a hint of acid for balance. A bit more acid balance and I would have put it in the 97 range. Mocha and blueberry (not raspberry) hints. Structurally intact.
I say no hurry; good for another 5 years at least.
May 14, 2021 - Some think it's over the hill. I think it's perfect, but right at the tail end of window if you still want to tase the fruit characteristics in balance with the secondary. Lovely with wagyu on the rocks.
February 15, 2021 - This is in a very good place right now, but clearly is at peak and there is no reason to wait any longer.
The fruit is in the background but you can still taste the blackberries if you concentrate. Earthy, tobacco, spices, leather are all present. The finish is on the long side of medium with a very pleasant chocolate layer. Still big enough to hold up to Beef Wellington
Day 2- no loss. So I would say there is still life here, but I don’t see any point in waiting.
December 22, 2018 - Aged beautifully
November 12, 2018 - Showing amazing today. The cork crumbled a bit but the wine is rich and dark and intense with dark forest, meaty leather and figs and plums. Better than ever.
April 1, 2018 - Past it's prime. This bottle showed hints of the wine's former greatness--the fruit emerged a bit more after decanting. soft well-integrated tannins provide a pleasant finish.
February 26, 2018 - Still shows a lot of fruit
December 8, 2017 - PnP. Purchased directly from winery within past couple of months, so perfect provenance and assumed good storage. Ample sediment, slight bricking. Nose initially slightest buttery note but this dissipates, dark fruited/grapey notes. Palate still surprisingly bright, black cherries, baking spice and prominent chocolate. Don’t think this is over the hill, still has some fruit and fleshy depth to it yet. Good with a rich meal. 92 pts
May 25, 2017 - Really aged well. Not a lot of development left.