96-97. The nose is very shy. Not the most expressive wine at first but it has so much depth and finesse. Lovely fruits in a silky mouth with perfect balance. Long polished finish. I would drink it sooner than later.
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Lovely, expressive nose with beautiful black fruit, cedar, peppered meat and fine spices. Fresh, structured and very intense on the palate. Great persistance on the peppery finish. Offering a lot of drinking pleasure now but really worth cellaring for longer. Definite room for further improvement.
WSET Notes:
Deep ruby.
Pronounced on the nose with blackberry, black cherry, clove, cedar, black pepper, leather, meat and earth. Developing.
Pronounced and dry on the palate. Full body, high alcohol, high tannins, high acidity, long finish.
Can drink now but has potential for ageing.
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This wine is exquisite and you wouldn't know it from the muted nose. On the palate, there is tremendous concentration of dark fruit layered with notes of licorice, spice and smoke. This is full without being heavy and the tannins are so smooth and silky. There was a lot of sediment in the bottle and while it can easily age longer, it's drinking wonderfully now.
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3/3/2024 - jocelyng Likes this wine: 96 Points
96-97. The nose is very shy. Not the most expressive wine at first but it has so much depth and finesse. Lovely fruits in a silky mouth with perfect balance. Long polished finish. I would drink it sooner than later.
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2/29/2024 - hprphf wrote: 93 Points
Delicious dark red fruit with lots of gamey characters. 93+
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11/15/2023 - Irish_Wine Likes this wine: 94 Points
Lovely, expressive nose with beautiful black fruit, cedar, peppered meat and fine spices. Fresh, structured and very intense on the palate. Great persistance on the peppery finish. Offering a lot of drinking pleasure now but really worth cellaring for longer. Definite room for further improvement.
WSET Notes:
Deep ruby.
Pronounced on the nose with blackberry, black cherry, clove, cedar, black pepper, leather, meat and earth. Developing.
Pronounced and dry on the palate. Full body, high alcohol, high tannins, high acidity, long finish.
Can drink now but has potential for ageing.
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3/13/2023 - ayalao3 wrote: 94 Points
Funky, Bretty, red fruits
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1/9/2023 - rougeamore Likes this wine: 96 Points
This wine is exquisite and you wouldn't know it from the muted nose. On the palate, there is tremendous concentration of dark fruit layered with notes of licorice, spice and smoke. This is full without being heavy and the tannins are so smooth and silky. There was a lot of sediment in the bottle and while it can easily age longer, it's drinking wonderfully now.
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