Alc: 14.5%; Deep almost opaque black-red A savoury influenced bouquet showing liquorice, damson jelly, tar, thick blackberry compote, backed black plums and melted dark chocolate (Lindt 70%). An intense and sultry entry with a rather port-like perfume and generous alcohol, a full-throated big wine with power and ripeness. Flavours of date, damson, liquorice bark and baked fruits and spices. A densely structured wine, there is a dryness to the sinewy, powdery tannins, yet the fruit is coated in sweet glycerol, making it mouthcoating yet very extracted! Good concentration, this muscular, heavy-weight wine is slowly, after 14 years, starting to soften. The finish is long with date slivers, spice and spirity notes. Perhaps a little OTT for me personally.
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Better than the last bottle I opened. This wine seemed more integrated than the last. Good flavors. I wasn't expecting much and instead got a nice surprise
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7/6/2017 - rikipedia Likes this wine: 89 Points
Alc: 14.5%; Deep almost opaque black-red
A savoury influenced bouquet showing liquorice, damson jelly, tar, thick blackberry compote, backed black plums and melted dark chocolate (Lindt 70%).
An intense and sultry entry with a rather port-like perfume and generous alcohol, a full-throated big wine with power and ripeness. Flavours of date, damson, liquorice bark and baked fruits and spices. A densely structured wine, there is a dryness to the sinewy, powdery tannins, yet the fruit is coated in sweet glycerol, making it mouthcoating yet very extracted! Good concentration, this muscular, heavy-weight wine is slowly, after 14 years, starting to soften. The finish is long with date slivers, spice and spirity notes. Perhaps a little OTT for me personally.
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1/10/2010 - mouton45 wrote: 90 Points
Better than the last bottle I opened. This wine seemed more integrated than the last. Good flavors. I wasn't expecting much and instead got a nice surprise
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6/17/2006 - SadEdjo wrote:
bright cassis, sandlewood & saddle leather
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