Hervé Pennequin
C - Very dense core with bright hues. N - Sweet banana and oak, rich, big extraction of spices, cinnamon, vanilla, roasted beans. P - Smooth, very ripe, black fruits, cherry, toasty wood with high spicy notes. Very long, great balance.
Mark Slater
C - Good appearance. N - Spicy, peppery bouquet, good aromas, restrained intensity. P - Lovely flavors, very fine quality, almost perfect balance, very good length. Very fine wine.
Andreas Larsson
C - Dark ruby. N - Generous bouquet, blackcurrants, herbs, mint chocolate. P - Nice and structured, dark fruit, balanced and long.
Teresa Perez
C - Clean, brilliant, cherry red. N - Jammy plums, notes of tapenade (black olives), truffle aromas, spice - saffron, tones of slight reductions, very good intensity. P - Powerful, full bodied, complex, very good, well blended tannins, final balsamic hints, very well fruited bodied, good flavor, nicely balanced, very good intensity.
Yoichi Sato
C - Quite clear, dense, very dark and deep, profound red garnet. N - Mint, chocolate, typical Californian bouquet, average quality aromas, medium intensity. P - Concentrated, clean attack, dry in the mouth, austere tannins, high alcohol, limited balance. However, long finish. Very present cacao and chocolate fragrance and flavors.
Giuseppe Vaccarini
C - Garnet ruby. N - Spicy and fruited. P - Quite round, light tannins, average flavors and balance, long finish.
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