Touch of brick at the rim, clear red, 10 years outside its recommended drinking window but still enjoyable. Delicate forest notes. See how it emerges in the next two hours. Afternote. Opens out, delicate, but not drying out. Enjoyable, but lacking the normal punch.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Definitely a challenge to accept and not for everyone. Pouring a medium ruby color with orange bricking and long legs, the wine seems innocuous enough on first inspection. On the nose, it tells a different story. Almost devoid of fruit, the bouquet consists mainly of hay, fermented prune juice, coriander, damp earth, used teabags and mulch. Only at the slightest suggestion of blackberries do I pick that nose up. On the palate, the wine is quite supple as the tannins have long been integrated. Though the body is somewhat thin, the wine's flavors are generous and yield a bit more fruit than the nose. Flavors of tobacco, hay, truffles, forest floor and sour cherries are present. The wine ends in a somewhat acidic and smoky note, with a bit of alcoholic bite even. Interesting in profile, this bottle is certainly a challenging wine to enjoy.
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
3/19/2024 - rupertg Likes this wine: 88 Points
Touch of brick at the rim, clear red, 10 years outside its recommended drinking window but still enjoyable. Delicate forest notes. See how it emerges in the next two hours. Afternote. Opens out, delicate, but not drying out. Enjoyable, but lacking the normal punch.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
12/10/2017 - nphase wrote:
Challenging. On the other side of the hill.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
4/28/2017 - emzee.mc wrote: 85 Points
Definitely a challenge to accept and not for everyone. Pouring a medium ruby color with orange bricking and long legs, the wine seems innocuous enough on first inspection. On the nose, it tells a different story. Almost devoid of fruit, the bouquet consists mainly of hay, fermented prune juice, coriander, damp earth, used teabags and mulch. Only at the slightest suggestion of blackberries do I pick that nose up. On the palate, the wine is quite supple as the tannins have long been integrated. Though the body is somewhat thin, the wine's flavors are generous and yield a bit more fruit than the nose. Flavors of tobacco, hay, truffles, forest floor and sour cherries are present. The wine ends in a somewhat acidic and smoky note, with a bit of alcoholic bite even. Interesting in profile, this bottle is certainly a challenging wine to enjoy.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (1)
7/7/2016 - townjbc Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lovely! Subdued but pleasant nose. Heavy sediment. But what flavour! Lovely light soft fruit, with a great finish. Not going to get any better.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
7/2/2016 - townjbc wrote: flawed
Stinks. An off bottle.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment