Opened beautifully. Lush first glass. Powerful cherry and dark fruit but not so sweet. Tannins made it mellow but long. Then the wine shut down and didn’t open back up for about 2 hours. It was sweeter but retained the complexity. It was in its drinking window but perhaps a longer decant next time or sit on this a few more years. — 3 months ago
Tasted on Saturday 8 February 2025.
I could sense a subtle sweetness and fruitiness. At first, it was fiery and intense, but it gradually transitioned into a faint yet remarkable long-lasting aftertaste.
— 2 months ago
Excellent. Rich, dense, grippy tannins adding structure. Deep red cherry, blueberry, tea, menthol, herbs. Delicious. — a month ago
Even though the vintage is ranked 82 by RP, this wine made an absolute great impression, entertaining different tones every sip. I felt more prominence of paper, forest, dry and wet, and autumn fallen dry leaves, mushrooms, with berries, jammed wild strawberries and some cranberries, coming wrapped in woody aromas. Highly elegant, well but not perfectly balanced with small show-offs of acidity, tannins or sweetness on the runway — 3 months ago
Andrew Cullimore
Tasted blind . Medium garnet , more terracotta rim . More closed on the nose , some sweet cherry and cedar , orange rind and touch of anise . This is again quite fresh on the palate , some cherry and cedar , cut herbs , anise . Pretty grippy tannins . Reasonable length with good strawberry , raspberry , liquorice tinged finish . Needs a little more time , better in a couple of years and will last well a further 5-10. — 7 days ago