Surprisingly youthful! But this was just so ‘uncompromising’ - like drinking liquid granite. Very interesting, but i do not think this will ever be a hedonistic wine.
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Lunch at La Trompette (La Trompette, London): Deep, almost opaque ruby. So youthful. Meaty, smokey, slightly herbaceous dark-fruited velvety denseness. A superb match with the BBQ short rib. Tannins fully resolved, nothing flashy, just trad old school Hermitage without anything remotely agricultural. Long and dense. Uncompromising but polished, albeit without gloss. ****
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A little brown at edge but otherwise a good brick colour, smoky , blackcurrant fruit and enormous length. How interesting to taste a 24 year old wine. Tried what was left the morning after and the fruit had almost gone.
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2/25/2023 - MayValley wrote: 93 Points
Surprisingly youthful!
But this was just so ‘uncompromising’ - like drinking liquid granite. Very interesting, but i do not think this will ever be a hedonistic wine.
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2/9/2018 - SimonG wrote: 92 Points
Lunch at La Trompette (La Trompette, London): Deep, almost opaque ruby. So youthful. Meaty, smokey, slightly herbaceous dark-fruited velvety denseness. A superb match with the BBQ short rib. Tannins fully resolved, nothing flashy, just trad old school Hermitage without anything remotely agricultural. Long and dense. Uncompromising but polished, albeit without gloss. ****
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4/7/2013 - cwjames wrote: 93 Points
A little brown at edge but otherwise a good brick colour, smoky , blackcurrant fruit and enormous length. How interesting to taste a 24 year old wine. Tried what was left the morning after and the fruit had almost gone.
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