Not changed much in 2 years, softened a little. Still quite a purple wine, masses of cassis on the nose, tannic still but not aggressive now. Vibrant blackcurrant wine. This will improve. Lovely wine.
PnP with Laotian cuisine. Dark purple. Dark fruit and faint charcoal notes on the nose. Tight at first; prominent tannins with some astringency. High acidity. A touch of concentrated dark fruit with licorice that grows more bold with time in the glass. Hardwood smoke on the finish. Paired quite well with citric herbs and spice.
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Seriously impressive wine with beautiful cassis and menthol nose and deep blackcurrant flavours. The tannins are a bit brutal at present. Not sure how it would evolve. I’m in favour of drinking soon despite the tannin levels.
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Purple colour. Massive blackcurrant leaf and fruit on the nose. Some menthol too. Big cassis flavour, bold but great lengths. Plenty of tannic backbone and good acidity. This would age but why wait?
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4/1/2024 - kevin h wrote: 92 Points
Not changed much in 2 years, softened a little. Still quite a purple wine, masses of cassis on the nose, tannic still but not aggressive now. Vibrant blackcurrant wine. This will improve. Lovely wine.
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1/2/2023 - JonBarnes1 Likes this wine:
PnP with Laotian cuisine. Dark purple. Dark fruit and faint charcoal notes on the nose. Tight at first; prominent tannins with some astringency. High acidity. A touch of concentrated dark fruit with licorice that grows more bold with time in the glass. Hardwood smoke on the finish. Paired quite well with citric herbs and spice.
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1/23/2022 - kevin h wrote: 92 Points
Seriously impressive wine with beautiful cassis and menthol nose and deep blackcurrant flavours. The tannins are a bit brutal at present. Not sure how it would evolve. I’m in favour of drinking soon despite the tannin levels.
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3/1/2021 - kevin h wrote: 92 Points
Massive purple wine with a great cassis flavour profile. Very tannic at the moment ever after a four hour decant. Leave for 5 years.
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12/5/2020 - kevin h wrote: 93 Points
Purple colour. Massive blackcurrant leaf and fruit on the nose. Some menthol too. Big cassis flavour, bold but great lengths. Plenty of tannic backbone and good acidity. This would age but why wait?
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