Mike Saviage

9.3

Dark rose tawny color, barely translucent. Fragrant nose. Notes of red flowers, bing cherry, earth, rhubarb and some spice. Masculine. Tannins mostly integrated but this still has a bite. Chewy, even with air. Nice but needs more time. — 3 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Dark tawny color, mostly opaque. Bright bing cherry nose right away. Sappy and exotic. Also notes of sweet raspberries, dark moist earth, spice and a little menthol. Angular, huge in the mouth, has a sweetness yet very complex. Needed 5 hrs of air to really open up. Just starting to show secondary characteristics. Long life in front of it. — 15 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.3

Reddish tawny, dark and almost opaque. Bright nose. Notes of black fruit, cranberries, pepper, granite, dry hay and some light herby menthol. Nice richness in the mouth. Not over the top. Refined. Still seems young. Doesn’t have the magic of better vintages but very nice nonetheless. Can probably improve with a bit more age. — a month ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Tawny and almost opaque. Masculine heavy nose. Notes of black fruit, earth and iron. Rich and silky. Needed 4+ hours of air to open up. Light finish maybe representative of the vintage. Pretty good. No need to hurry on these. — 9 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.2

Orange gold in the decanter. Heavy in the glass. Sweet nose. Notes of sweet apricot, stone, some petrol. Rich and glycerol heavy. But lacking structure and acidity. Stayed at the same level for 5+ hours. Lots of fruit, really nice nose but lacking the zing you want. — 9 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

From a good looking bottle with a nice fill. Medium gold. Moves swiftly and heavily in the glass. Great nose immediately. Notes of lemon peel, apricot, orange, tan spice, crushed white stone and a little ginger. Crazy in the mouth. Tons of zip and acidity with sweet fruit to match. Layers of enjoyment. Best showing of the many bottles I’ve had of this. Yum. — 23 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.3

Tawny almost opaque. Nice older wine, fruit forward nose. Silky fruit with dusty tannins. Nicely made wine, drinking well tonight. — 9 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.3

Tawny and dark. Almost opaque. Notes of cola, smoked meat, earth and with air some sweet fruit emerges. Briary. Short finish. This showed well and held steady over 5 hours. Nice showing. — 9 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Deep yellow gold, heavy in the glass. Great leesy old white burg nose. . Notes of sweet lemon, apricot cardamom spice, more lemon peel and some river stone. Rich in the mouth. Tons of structure and acidity. Needed 5 hrs of air to really come on. — 15 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

From magnum and after 4+ hours of air. Mature color. Exotic nose with a hint of brett. Notes of dark fruit, cedar, moist dark soil, some cola, iron and a little menthol. Nicely balanced in the mouth. The brett thing blew off or wasn’t notable after awhile. Consistent notes with recent tastes of this. Ready for consumption, but in a steady holding pattern. — a month ago