Tiefe Heidelbeer- und Brombeerfrucht, Graphit, Menthol und ein Hauch Rumaroma sowie Zigarrenkiste; am Gaumen extraktreich, vollmundig, die feinkörnigen Tannine wenig abgeschmolzen, langer Abgang, etherisch.
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Cork came out perfect with end-rim staining only. Really alive with a dense, chewy, still fruit driven profile. Way better than my last bottle proving old adage "no great old wines, just great old bottles". Pretty drying tannins so this cries out for rare meat. Damn fine wine if your cork allows.
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The heat of that European summer is coming out in the wine. Complex heady over ripe nose of tar and berries. Concentrated over-extracted burnt quality to the fruit. Dry dusty tannins. Minerally graphite finish. Nose is great, gets let down a bit on the back palate. A somewhat different wine to the last time tasted, not corked. Needed an hour to come up, somewhat skeletal to start.
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A thick chewy red with smoky multifaceted flavours of earthy berries. There is a wardrobe of flavour hints here. Densely packed and with fine drying tannins (needs food). Very long finish with lip smacking to deal with the drying gums. Reminds me of mature Heathcote reds. This has the thumbs up from me. It's got at least 5 years at this plateau I reckon.
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12/17/2021 - Handy1 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Cork soft. Excellent dark berry fruit. Tannins mostly resolved. Delicious has some years left
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5/5/2021 - wurzel68 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tiefe Heidelbeer- und Brombeerfrucht, Graphit, Menthol und ein Hauch Rumaroma sowie Zigarrenkiste; am Gaumen extraktreich, vollmundig, die feinkörnigen Tannine wenig abgeschmolzen, langer Abgang, etherisch.
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6/12/2020 - crazywineguy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Cork came out perfect with end-rim staining only. Really alive with a dense, chewy, still fruit driven profile. Way better than my last bottle proving old adage "no great old wines, just great old bottles". Pretty drying tannins so this cries out for rare meat. Damn fine wine if your cork allows.
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4/19/2020 - crazywineguy wrote: 88 Points
The heat of that European summer is coming out in the wine. Complex heady over ripe nose of tar and berries. Concentrated over-extracted burnt quality to the fruit. Dry dusty tannins. Minerally graphite finish. Nose is great, gets let down a bit on the back palate. A somewhat different wine to the last time tasted, not corked. Needed an hour to come up, somewhat skeletal to start.
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9/14/2019 - crazywineguy Likes this wine: 92 Points
A thick chewy red with smoky multifaceted flavours of earthy berries. There is a wardrobe of flavour hints here. Densely packed and with fine drying tannins (needs food). Very long finish with lip smacking to deal with the drying gums. Reminds me of mature Heathcote reds. This has the thumbs up from me. It's got at least 5 years at this plateau I reckon.
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