Very similar to my previous note, the aromas are more oxidative however, with a distinct note of cocoa. The structure and freshness remain intact, but this bottle lacks nuance, delineation and elegance.
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Maturing but lively appearance, medium deep colour, warm red; fragrant bouquet with some black fruit, cool minerality and tertiary aromas of leather, smoky bacon and of soy, floral topnote; elegant depth and weight of fruit, velvety tannins provide good grip, lovely elegant acidity, vibrant and fresh; subtle and nuanced finish with good intensity and excellent length.
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5/9/2016 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: flawed
A private tasting (Rotterdam, NL): Tasted blind. Corked - that was easy...
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8/5/2014 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 87 Points
Oxidative nose, uneasy palate, not dead yet, but it looks like this one too is moribund.
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8/5/2014 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: flawed
Oxidised.
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11/27/2013 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 89 Points
Very similar to my previous note, the aromas are more oxidative however, with a distinct note of cocoa. The structure and freshness remain intact, but this bottle lacks nuance, delineation and elegance.
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2/15/2013 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
Maturing but lively appearance, medium deep colour, warm red; fragrant bouquet with some black fruit, cool minerality and tertiary aromas of leather, smoky bacon and of soy, floral topnote; elegant depth and weight of fruit, velvety tannins provide good grip, lovely elegant acidity, vibrant and fresh; subtle and nuanced finish with good intensity and excellent length.
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