Medium garnet , terracotta with medium terracotta rim . Quite a lot of furniture polish , balsamic spice , red fruited sous bois , herbal touches . On the palate more cherry fruit, with that slightly volatile balsamic spice and a very strong mineral , salty marine finish . Fresh acidity , medium bodied with quite gritty tannins . Very unique , really surprisingly enjoyable . Long on the palate. Obviously mature , but who know how long this can continue on for ! Now and over next 10 -15 years . — 24 days ago
Quite deep ruby with wide terracotta , garnet rim . Quite deep slightly funky , red focused sous bois . Tobacco , slightly herbal notes . Quite concentrated but slightly flat red fruited sous bois , tobacco tinged , mineral , grafite finish. Not the best bottle of this , a bit funky and lacks a little exuberance and clarity on the nose and palate. Drink now and over the next few years on this showing. A pity but that is sometimes the way the wine world works ! — a month ago
Medium /light ruby with medium pink rim . Quite rich and exuberant , with sweet strawberry , rose , raspberry jam , with just a touch of spice and smoke . On the palate again quite sweet red fruits , raspberry , red cherry quite juicy but with just enough freshness to balance with ok length . Ripe but slightly grippy tannins, alcohol does poke out a bit , this does appear to be pretty marked by the vintage . In a blind tasting I would probably not put this in Burgundy at present . Needs time really, might become more representative with bottle age . Better in 3-4 years and last a further 5-8 . — 5 days ago
Light golden straw colour . Lemon , peach , elderflower , light caramel with a light toasty touch . On the palate more yellow fruits , peach , ripe citrus , creamy richness , with decent acidity and intensity . Creamy dried yellow fruit finish. Not particularly complex , or overly long on the palate but quite successful nonetheless. Drink now and over the 3-4 years , I do not get the impression that this will improve much from here — 21 days ago
Quite light ruby with wide pink rim . Very intense red cherry , spiced strawberry, raspberry , rose petals , dried Provençal herbs and crushed rocks . On the palate lovely sweet red fruits ; those spiced cherry , strawberry jam and raspberry present on the nose . Herbal notes and a hint of liquorice . Very elegant and refined , with good acidity and fine , polished sweet , but noticeable, tannins . Good length , with that saline tinge at the end . Very moreish even at this stage , young and fresh with balanced alcohol (I would serve this cool however ) . Probably will improve over the next 5 years and last a further 5-8. On this showing a step ahead of the 2020. — a month ago
Medium straw colour . Ripe apple , chalky , white flower notes . On the palate quite strict acidity with green fruits and a chalky mineral tinge . On the finish just starts show a bit of age and falls a little flat , with a slightly honied tinge . Ok length , drink now . Pretty basic , though the fact that this has aged relatively well is commendable . — 11 days ago
Medium ruby , garnet core with medium garnet rim . Quite deep and meaty on the nose , liquorice , dried rosemary and bay, spiced balsamic hints . Red cherry , raspberry , beef blood . On the palate really quite strict acidity and gritty tannins , balanced alcohol , those spiced cherry , raspberry , liquorice notes , intense and with good balance . On the good length finish , iron filings and dark tea notes . This shows potential but needs more time , classic and serious . Will improve over the next 5-8 years and last well a further 5-10. — 20 days ago
Médium ruby , medium ruby pink rim . Needs time to open up , with spiced red cherry , cut herbs , violets , slightly toasty hints . On the palate very intense red fruits , high acidity and quite gritty tannin . Quite raw and young this , really needs time . Quite saline and mineral on the long , quite lean finish , menthol tinged finish . Needs 5-10 years really will last a further 10 . Very promising . — a month ago
Medium ruby garnet , quite light garnet , terracotta rim . Quite spicy , tobacco , earthy , sous bois tinged nose . On the palate quite strict , slightly lean red fruited sous bois , tobacco , earthy coffee tinged. Refreshing high acidity , slightly gritty , and drying tannin . Ok length and balance . Showing quite well , at peak, now and over the next 5 years . — a month ago
Andrew Cullimore
Garnet core , terracotta rim . Spiced red fruit undergrowth , touch of brown sugar , grafite , tobacco , dried mushroom, touch of smoke . On the palate quite elegant red fruited , dried cranberry , red currant , still very much alive , just enough acidity. Slightly short on the finish , but with a round palate and a slightly sweet , brown sugar tinged finish . Still very much alive and enjoyable . Better than expected — 2 days ago