I tasted the 2002 vintage of this wine on 20 Jun 2007 when it was 5 years old and gave it a rating of ok+.
The colour was medium-deep ruby red, and there were moderate legs. The bouquet had spicy berry fruit, and light woody tannins. The taste had soft berry and cherry fruit, some spice and pepper, and a smooth tannic finish. It had very smooth well balanced flavours, and was good after 5 years ageing.
I tasted the 2013 vintage of this wine on 20 Jun 2020 when it was 7 years old and gave it a rating of good-.
The colour was quite light ruby red. The bouquet had dark cherry fruit, and vanilla wood. There was strong cherry fruit flavour, floral and herbal characters, and a long dry woody finish. This was a nicely balanced style, with medium body, and was quite well aged.
Tastings:
2
Vintages:
2002 - 2013
Web Site:
Not available
Average (3.8):
Note 1: I am not really a wine expert (just an enthusiastic amateur), so please don't take my recommendations as anything more than a rough guide to these wines. I can take no responsibility if you buy a lot of this particular wine, on my recommendation, and then regret it!
Note 2: You may not fully agree with my evaluation of these wines, as a lot of this is quite subjective. I tend to put a lot of emphasis on complexity and intense characteristic and varietal flavours and bouquet, so if you disagree you might just have different priorities.
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