This wine opened up a bit sweet but very enjoyable from the start. It’s balanced and a touch of oak. The mid palate is firm and the finish is long and pleasant.
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2 hrs air. Substantially better than my last tasting ( about 2 years ago?) - much more integrated as well as developed. Very penetrating bouquet of cherry, burnt hay, cloves, enoki. Also a very definite edge of kerisik. Even the nose has a oily, olive texture to it. Palate is full of fine tannins that still have a slight wild tinge to them, but otherwise a very harmonious wine. Some wines are compelling and intricate in their center. This has a fairly four square core but all sorts of interesting spandrels flying out from it. Yeah, I know that sounds like the opposite of “integrated”. Well, I guess that means it is still on the ascent. Give it air and it is now already very interesting. Score: 92-93. Relative to expectations: ++
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Arômes de cèdre...d'épines, de sous-bois et de champignons, ainsi que des notes végétales...herbacées. Saveurs discrètes de fruits noirs et d'olives...et terreux. Mi-corsé et souple, texturé avec une finale moyenne...pointe asséchante et amer...chocolat noir. Saveur de noix de coco après aération...excellent avec steak sur le BBQ !!
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6/22/2022 - gteran76 Likes this wine: 92 Points
This wine opened up a bit sweet but very enjoyable from the start. It’s balanced and a touch of oak. The mid palate is firm and the finish is long and pleasant.
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2/20/2022 - Dhunternm Likes this wine:
Drinking great! Still youthful. Opened to enjoy with Oxtail and potatoes.
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5/15/2021 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 92 Points
2 hrs air. Substantially better than my last tasting ( about 2 years ago?) - much more integrated as well as developed. Very penetrating bouquet of cherry, burnt hay, cloves, enoki. Also a very definite edge of kerisik. Even the nose has a oily, olive texture to it. Palate is full of fine tannins that still have a slight wild tinge to them, but otherwise a very harmonious wine. Some wines are compelling and intricate in their center. This has a fairly four square core but all sorts of interesting spandrels flying out from it. Yeah, I know that sounds like the opposite of “integrated”. Well, I guess that means it is still on the ascent. Give it air and it is now already very interesting.
Score: 92-93. Relative to expectations: ++
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4/7/2020 - ChateauDutremble Likes this wine: 93 Points
Arômes de cèdre...d'épines, de sous-bois et de champignons, ainsi que des notes végétales...herbacées. Saveurs discrètes de fruits noirs et d'olives...et terreux. Mi-corsé et souple, texturé avec une finale moyenne...pointe asséchante et amer...chocolat noir. Saveur de noix de coco après aération...excellent avec steak sur le BBQ !!
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9/23/2017 - pavel_p Likes this wine: 91 Points
Had a glass from a decanted magnum. Medium garnet. Dark berries, vanilla and some soil. Well balanced with integrated tannins. Medium length. Nice
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