dense and rich, sweet fruity core, cedar box, dark chocolate. ripe tannins, grippy, full body. solid structure, smooth texture, very long. not tired at all though it's an average vintage.
Ap 5/5, Ar 13/15, Palate 18/20, Overall 5+4/10 Total 95/100
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impenetrable dark red. dense rich flavours, dark fruits, cedar, tobacco, well mellowed, ripe, velvety tannins, still a little grippy. long finish with dark chocolate note. very good on density and concentration.
it just stepped into peak window, an average vintage but performed excellent tonight.
Ap 5/5, Ar 13/15, Palate 19/20, Overall 5+4/10 Total 96/100
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10/6/2023 - evanqian wrote: 95 Points
dense and rich, sweet fruity core, cedar box, dark chocolate. ripe tannins, grippy, full body. solid structure, smooth texture, very long. not tired at all though it's an average vintage.
Ap 5/5, Ar 13/15, Palate 18/20, Overall 5+4/10
Total 95/100
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2/23/2023 - evanqian wrote: 96 Points
Prof Lei - Best Collection of New Zealand (Newmarket, Auckland): 44% CS, 21% Ma, 15% Me, 15% PV & 5% CF
impenetrable dark red. dense rich flavours, dark fruits, cedar, tobacco, well mellowed, ripe, velvety tannins, still a little grippy. long finish with dark chocolate note. very good on density and concentration.
it just stepped into peak window, an average vintage but performed excellent tonight.
Ap 5/5, Ar 13/15, Palate 19/20, Overall 5+4/10
Total 96/100
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8/15/2018 - western Likes this wine: 94 Points
Last bottle of 2007. nose offers up cedar,cigarbox, plums, bluefruits, smoke.Layers of plush ripe fruit with softening tannins and nice minrality.
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11/25/2017 - NZ wino Does not like this wine: 84 Points
Not good - seemed corked - so very disappointing!
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8/27/2017 - western Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very Bordeaux like. At least 2nd growth in quality.
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