Thursday, October 22, 2009 - Decanted- juicy, full of fruit and interest. Very dry, with an earthy savoury edge - but there is good blueberry and cherry fruit and a lovely complexity - earthy and floral on the nose with violets and lilac - dry, slightly herbal but with nice character on the palate. really nice with some left over lamb shanks and white beans.
After a few days in a half bottle - this really smoothed out and became almost plush, though still with a very dry finish. Really good - no danger of this wine cracking anytime soon.