Loved this wine, and time in bottle has helped it open up. Structured, and had still had some lively acid cut to it. Paired well with coq au vin. Happy I sat this guy down!
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Very nice but rather closed this time. Red fruit, broken granite minerality, spice, earth and delicate wisps of wood smoke. Woke up considerably with food.
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From magnum, good enough, but rather dense the first night, with a short decant. Leftovers stored open in the 'fridge giving more elegant, nuanced presentation the second day. Ridiculous to drink a CT this young from magnum, even from 2008, but still displays quality, class, and interest value. A reliable perennial purchase.
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A private lunch (Restaurant Trishna *, London, UK): The nose shows a lovely freshness and granite minerality, flowers and some red fruits, hint of cream; on the palate cool, flowing and elegant but also well-structured and with a lovely old-vine creaminess, very mineral flavours, subtle tannic grip; good length. Drinking well now - 2018+.
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5/20/2018 - Sheila62 Likes this wine:
Really liked this. Frank from magnum. Lovely red fruit with plenty of flesh. Good minerality and acidity. Just wonderful with our dinner
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11/9/2015 - sfwineblog Likes this wine: 90 Points
Loved this wine, and time in bottle has helped it open up. Structured, and had still had some lively acid cut to it. Paired well with coq au vin. Happy I sat this guy down!
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2/21/2013 - greenblanket Likes this wine:
Very nice but rather closed this time. Red fruit, broken granite minerality, spice, earth and delicate wisps of wood smoke. Woke up considerably with food.
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2/8/2013 - fitzi wrote:
From magnum, good enough, but rather dense the first night, with a short decant. Leftovers stored open in the 'fridge giving more elegant, nuanced presentation the second day. Ridiculous to drink a CT this young from magnum, even from 2008, but still displays quality, class, and interest value. A reliable perennial purchase.
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2/3/2013 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points
A private lunch (Restaurant Trishna *, London, UK): The nose shows a lovely freshness and granite minerality, flowers and some red fruits, hint of cream; on the palate cool, flowing and elegant but also well-structured and with a lovely old-vine creaminess, very mineral flavours, subtle tannic grip; good length. Drinking well now - 2018+.
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