Saturday, February 25, 2012 - Certainly overmature in colour, yet there remains a core of red holding out against the broad band of mahogany at the rim.
Again overnature on the nose, with mushroom very much to the fore with some high toned fruit somewhat relegated to the background.
The (red) fruit shows much better on the palate, sweet and lively, delicate yet persistent, yet there's also a little dry earthiness that comes through on the finish.
Overall, still alive, interesting and with some charm, yet one has to gloss over some failings to appreciate it.