My last bottle was corked and this, whilst not objectively faulty, wasn't in great shape either. It seems rather dim and dull. Given recent experience of the vintage, I'm inclined to think this is in a mute phase as opposed to being terminally over-the-hill.
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Some nice creamy cola notes on the nose . The palate is big and unyielding. Densely packed but in a very awkward phase. Leave well alone and revisit no sooner than 2023.
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Needed a 4 hour decant and then evaluation over 3 days. Started off quite blocky and sullen but softened on day 2 to show glimpses of supple fruit and a brackish, leafy aromatic lift. Has the ripeness of the vintage but seems to be very well structured, with plenty of tannic texture on the finish. This is starting to shut down and probably needs to be revisited in 5 years. Promising.
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7/14/2023 - L Nierop wrote: 88 Points
Shy nose, slightly firm block tannins, fragrant finish. Perfectly serviceable but wonder whether this will ever fully soften.?
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9/20/2021 - Will Devize wrote: 85 Points
My last bottle was corked and this, whilst not objectively faulty, wasn't in great shape either. It seems rather dim and dull. Given recent experience of the vintage, I'm inclined to think this is in a mute phase as opposed to being terminally over-the-hill.
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6/16/2021 - Will Devize wrote: flawed
Corked
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10/19/2017 - Will Devize wrote:
Some nice creamy cola notes on the nose . The palate is big and unyielding. Densely packed but in a very awkward phase. Leave well alone and revisit no sooner than 2023.
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7/27/2015 - Will Devize wrote: 89 Points
Needed a 4 hour decant and then evaluation over 3 days. Started off quite blocky and sullen but softened on day 2 to show glimpses of supple fruit and a brackish, leafy aromatic lift. Has the ripeness of the vintage but seems to be very well structured, with plenty of tannic texture on the finish. This is starting to shut down and probably needs to be revisited in 5 years. Promising.
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