Community Tasting Note

honest bob wrote:

Sunday, February 3, 2013 - From 75cl, v. good cork, some staining back to 3-4 mm. Impeccable provenance and storage. Intense monolithic overripe loganberry/dark red boiled sweet scent, taste and finish which didn't budge from opening at 12C cellar temperature until the last drop 3 hours later at 21C. What did develop were the tannins, initially distinctly rough and unfriendly, at the end just dry and mouth-puckering. My main problem is the sheer monotony of taste: yes, this juice is super-ripe, but that's about it. Where is the good stuff which quality Cabernet Sauvignon normally carries (anything from cedar to tobacco to eucalyptus oil would have added a welcome touch of complexity)? I read a brace of famous-name reviews over my last glass, all placing this wine at 93-95P. Either these guys had a different wine in their glass, or there is a don't-insult-a-famous-name thing going on here. (87-)88P for this commercial product, which will hold for another decade, but - on the strength of the juice tasted this evening - has no stunning potential in store.

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