Tasting Notes
Vinous 90
Superripe aromas of roasted plum, black raspberry, game, beefsteak tomato and woodsmoke. Full, smoky, sweet and broad, with good mineral lift. Finishes ripely tannic and sweet, with very good breadth.
Robert Parker 90
Served from an ex-chateau double magnum, the larger format has a key role to play here, the nose more backward than from bottles, the savoury component less pronounced. Instead you get those lovely peppermint-tinged black fruit with hints of violets and iodine. The palate displays fine tannins and there is great depth here, although I still find the finish just a little clipped. Tasted May 2013.
JancisRobinson.com 16
Mid crimson. Very heady and gamey and almost caricature new-style right bank/Rollandian. Thick and sweet and less fresh and engaging than some. A little chewy on the end yet there’s a hint of rusty nail too. Decidedly furry.
Anticipated maturity: 2008-2018
