There is an overwhelming nose of pencil lead oak. A fresh seam of pointed, blackcurrant fruit underneath and this is perfectly nice to drink but the oak is way too much in the front to be truly successful. Gets better on days 2 and 3 so perhaps this will resolve as it ages. It seems to have the acidity and fruit to do so. 88
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Very young. Decent nose - blackcurrant leaf the main scent. Palate shows a green edge, some caramel/toffee oak and good sweetish fruit. Overall a decent bottle, opened too early, but will improve and still a good value.
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11/13/2015 - GraemeBell wrote: 88 Points
A little greener than other vintages, but may be that it could do with more time.
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9/12/2013 - henrygjeffreys wrote:
n - green peppers - smells like cab franc
smooth, ripe
nice texture
green notes
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7/11/2013 - Dj6544 wrote: 88 Points
There is an overwhelming nose of pencil lead oak. A fresh seam of pointed, blackcurrant fruit underneath and this is perfectly nice to drink but the oak is way too much in the front to be truly successful. Gets better on days 2 and 3 so perhaps this will resolve as it ages. It seems to have the acidity and fruit to do so. 88
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12/16/2012 - Nohedes wrote: 87 Points
Very young. Decent nose - blackcurrant leaf the main scent. Palate shows a green edge, some caramel/toffee oak and good sweetish fruit. Overall a decent bottle, opened too early, but will improve and still a good value.
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