I was quite disappointed by this Wine. The immediate impression is a vanilla from Oak. And while the wine does slightly open up and improve with Air, it has drying tannins from what I take to be an overly aggressive oak regime. I don’t think this is going to improve a great deal from here.
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Drank this at Burlamacco Ristorante last night with my wine mates. Theme of the dinner: A nice bottle of wine to celebrate Christmas.
Dark red to purple in colour. Well structured and drinking beautifully. Neither too aggressive nor overwhelmed; this wine has a bit of everything but not too much of something. Elegant, wholesome and delicious.
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For a very dodgy vintage this was surprisingly palatable, and a very enjoyable mature Bordeaux. Drunk straight from the bottle everything was fully integrated with resolved tannin. I suspect that this needs to be drunk in the nearer term to be enjoyed at its best.
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Last bottle from case. Still drinking very fine. Not much fruit left, but still some tannins there. Nice tertiary flavours that carry the wine. Overall just a very elegant wine that still drinks great!
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blind From this bad vintage a good cellared wine. Just passed his Peak but tannins are still present, fruit is almost vanished but the tertiary Aromas carry this wine. 89
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11/18/2023 - ccn Does not like this wine: 87 Points
I was quite disappointed by this Wine. The immediate impression is a vanilla from Oak. And while the wine does slightly open up and improve with Air, it has drying tannins from what I take to be an overly aggressive oak regime. I don’t think this is going to improve a great deal from here.
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12/20/2022 - stayhappy21 wrote: 91 Points
Drank this at Burlamacco Ristorante last night with my wine mates. Theme of the dinner: A nice bottle of wine to celebrate Christmas.
Dark red to purple in colour. Well structured and drinking beautifully. Neither too aggressive nor overwhelmed; this wine has a bit of everything but not too much of something. Elegant, wholesome and delicious.
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12/29/2021 - djhammond Likes this wine: 90 Points
For a very dodgy vintage this was surprisingly palatable, and a very enjoyable mature Bordeaux. Drunk straight from the bottle everything was fully integrated with resolved tannin. I suspect that this needs to be drunk in the nearer term to be enjoyed at its best.
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6/17/2021 - Julesvh91 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Last bottle from case. Still drinking very fine. Not much fruit left, but still some tannins there. Nice tertiary flavours that carry the wine. Overall just a very elegant wine that still drinks great!
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7/2/2020 - aquacongas wrote: 89 Points
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From this bad vintage a good cellared wine. Just passed his Peak but tannins are still present, fruit is almost vanished but the tertiary Aromas carry this wine. 89
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