Hervé Pennequin C - Medium intense red ruby with deep light to core. N - Red fruit aromas with light mint, floral, violets, iris, light persistence. P - Light fur, dried cherry, raspberry, light body.
Mark Slater C - Sparkles, satisfactory, dark ruby. N - Slightly sulphurous, average bouquet, moderate intensity. P - Sweet, light fruit, average quality, raw tannins overtake fruit, falls off on finish. Needs time.
Andreas Larsson C - Medium dark ruby. N - Plummy with dark fruit, blackcurrant and spices. P - Finely grained tannins, red plummy fruit, medium long persistence.
Teresa Perez C - Clean, brilliant, clear cherry red. N - Ripe, jammy fruit, hint of black olives, inky notes, complex, intense and generous bouquet. P - Generous, ample with good volume in mouth, fresh and agreeable, very nice flavor quality, very lovely, quite powerful fruit, well balanced, long, deep and persistent finish.
Motohiro Okoshi C - Somber, strong, black garnet. N - Tanned leather, spice, under- growth, tea, stewed apricot, developed aromas, splendid bouquet of relative lightness, but attractive complexity and intensity. P - Silky, well fruited attack, agreeable flavors, good quality, splendid in mouth, very well balanced, ripe tannins with spicy finish, long and persistent, depth as well.
Giuseppe Vaccarini C - Clean, consistent, ruby garnet. N - Fruit, light spice, not very clean, quite nice aromas, good intensity. P - Round, sapid, fresh, slightly tannic, reasonably nice quality, good balance, long and persistent. Quite good.
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