Cork destroyed on approach. Recovery involved a sieve and a muslin. Wine poured dark, thick and mercifully, clear. Extravagant nose, room filling. Dark plums and bright cherry, wood, leather and wardrobe. Did I mention thick? Mouth is rich, coating and persistent. I’m getting more secondary and tertiary than fruit but what there is is black and slightly caramelised. It’s got a lot going on, meat, polish, leather, eucalypt and herb. In comparison I’d point at CNdP, Brunello, Musar and Priorat. This is not a small wine but it repays your time. Good with food and a sipper on the sofa.
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Really big and powerful, tannic and fruit -dominated. Aerated and decanted an hour before serving. Remained strong for about 2 hours while we finished the bottle. Very even and extended finish.
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Decanted six hours, and trust me, it needs it! Maybe even longer? 12 hours? Big, powerful wine. Very enjoyable and good value. Felt this had a little too much fruit for my taste and I preferred the 2011 and 2014, but this is still a very good wine for the price.
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1/8/2024 - nsellen Likes this wine:
Cork destroyed on approach. Recovery involved a sieve and a muslin. Wine poured dark, thick and mercifully, clear. Extravagant nose, room filling. Dark plums and bright cherry, wood, leather and wardrobe. Did I mention thick? Mouth is rich, coating and persistent. I’m getting more secondary and tertiary than fruit but what there is is black and slightly caramelised. It’s got a lot going on, meat, polish, leather, eucalypt and herb. In comparison I’d point at CNdP, Brunello, Musar and Priorat. This is not a small wine but it repays your time. Good with food and a sipper on the sofa.
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12/27/2022 - MindMuse wrote:
Dark, plush and modern styled. Lots of ripe dark fruit with some earthy spice which made it work well with chili, which is what I was hoping for.
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1/10/2022 - wine4lux Likes this wine: 92 Points
Really big and powerful, tannic and fruit -dominated. Aerated and decanted an hour before serving. Remained strong for about 2 hours while we finished the bottle. Very even and extended finish.
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1/8/2022 - Oliverl1 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Decanted six hours, and trust me, it needs it! Maybe even longer? 12 hours? Big, powerful wine. Very enjoyable and good value. Felt this had a little too much fruit for my taste and I preferred the 2011 and 2014, but this is still a very good wine for the price.
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4/5/2021 - maxima wrote: 90 Points
Soyeux et bien équilibré.
Des prunes et du poivre avec
un boisé bien dosé et
de beaux tannins charnus.
Long et salivant en finale.
Excellent.
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