Steven Beishuizen

8.9

On the nose, this is bright cherry and alcohol... On the palate, the cherry is very pronounced... Kirsch... Some earthiness, but the acid here remains jovial. Medium, precise tannin. Medium bodied with the alcohol quite pronounced. Very uplifting. — 7 days ago

with Anita

Tom Kobylarz

9.3

Maturing nicely, this is in the tertiary zone with pronounced dried red fruits, savory spices and roasted meats, with plenty of iron and volcanic soil notes. The tannin have resolved into a fine and elegant structure. Acidity is intact and well integrated. The flavor intensity is high, elegant, and persistent, very light on its feet as it sails into a long, mature finish.

This will pair perfectly with pasta and lighter fowl, gane or meat dishes. Pastas it will excel with red sauces, pestos or any lighter sauces that are savory with garlic and herbs at their core.

Drink now or hold 5 years more. — 4 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.0

Medium deep ruby with garnet rim . Freshly cut herbs like sage and rosemary with cedar , plum and dark cherry , liquorice . On the palate quite dense but with fresh acidity and firm slightly dry tannins . More of the plum and dark spiced cherry , blackberry, herbal and liquorice touches on the reasonable length finish . Drinking well now though will continue to show well over the next 5 years . Slightly under the radar with good personality and surprising freshness . — 5 months ago

Sam Friedland

8.9

This time around was better! Some fruit and pleasant tannins — a month ago

AHF

9.5

Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall. At 17 years, mellow drying tannins.At peak for my taste, Should continue drinking well to 2026-2027. — 2 months ago

Mark Chandler

8.9

Slightly acidic and not as full as expected. Subtle floral and mineral notes with faded strawberry. The initially firm tannins became almost silky when we drank the rest the next day after decanting for half an hour. — 4 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.0

Basilicata

Nose: stewy a bit

Palate: good structure. Licorice. Tannic. I old blackberry.

Open 5 hours.

Source — a month ago

tim heyman

9.0

2008. Still good in 2024. Excellent with field mushrooms- clavitos in Spish and Steinpilz in German. Hopefully will last even longer! — 3 months ago

AEL

9.0

Outstanding meal at Ophelia in Quebec City. Austere, lean wine. Softened 30 min after opening. — 5 months ago

John Garippa

9.6

Damp earth. Les debonaire — 6 months ago