Very muted out of the bottle, opened up with some air, but still quite tight and restrained. Complex wood grain type tanins dominated for me, and it was only about an hour and a half in that the fruits started to come to the fore. Complex and spicy. Some sediment thrown, and some brown colours emerging, but the tightness of the flavour tells me this might still be short of the peak. Look forward to trying again down the track. Still nice drinking that suited the occasion. 90 for me for now
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Quite closed and still youthful. Chocolate, mocha, fresh pipe tobacco, woodsmoke. Dense, sweet, pure. Way too young, really. It will be very good in about 15 years.
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Rieslings and Grenaches of North London (Crouch End Cellars): At early maturity, with plenty to enjoy. Abundant primary, ripe red fruit, surprising finesse, supple and showing no heat despite its 14.5% abv. A good advert for the 2011 vintage.
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6/5/2023 - JB_11 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very muted out of the bottle, opened up with some air, but still quite tight and restrained. Complex wood grain type tanins dominated for me, and it was only about an hour and a half in that the fruits started to come to the fore. Complex and spicy. Some sediment thrown, and some brown colours emerging, but the tightness of the flavour tells me this might still be short of the peak. Look forward to trying again down the track. Still nice drinking that suited the occasion. 90 for me for now
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5/16/2023 - daijo wrote:
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10/6/2021 - ricard Likes this wine: 93 Points
Quite closed and still youthful. Chocolate, mocha, fresh pipe tobacco, woodsmoke. Dense, sweet, pure. Way too young, really. It will be very good in about 15 years.
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10/6/2021 - NickA Likes this wine: 92 Points
Rieslings and Grenaches of North London (Crouch End Cellars): At early maturity, with plenty to enjoy. Abundant primary, ripe red fruit, surprising finesse, supple and showing no heat despite its 14.5% abv. A good advert for the 2011 vintage.
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10/2/2021 - El-Nino Likes this wine: 91 Points
We Really enjoyed this.
Everyone thought this was the best wine (of 3 - all blind).
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