Hervé Pennequin
C - N - Complex dried black fruits, coffee beans, plums, tar, leather, very intense. P - Great texture, chocolate, vanilla, cloves, spices, racy tannins, superb acidity, great length, balanced. Great example.
Andreas Larsson
C - Dark ruby, developed. N - Lots of sweet plums, dates, figs. P - Some oak apparent, vanilla, dark berries, quiet sweet tannic backbone, too sweet aftertaste, vanilla finish. Flattering but too much vanilla.
Teresa Perez
C - Clean, brilliant, medium high, intense, cherry red robe. N - Cherries, plums and fresh figs, smoky notes and certain vegetal hints, medium low intensity. P - Powerful and full fleshed attack with huge tannins, somewhat green, unpolished and aggressive, unbalancing wine and finish medium low.
Yoichi Sato
C - Clear, dense, black garnet. N - Ether, plum spirits, cacao, discreet quality and strongly expressed aromas. P - Round, warm, touch of alcohol heat, astringent. Strong flavors, quite heavy, medium balance and finish.
Virginia Philip
C - Medium + viscosity, dark core, magenta center. N - Floral box,
perfumed aromas, hint of dust and
earth and walnuts, layered and very
good quality bouquet of medium + intensity and complexity. P - Fruity, fi gs and prune, earthy and dusty notes, spice elements, elegant,
Riserva quality, well balanced in
mouth with medium + tannins, well
integrated fruit, long and persistent
fi nish. Aging well, can go a lot longer,fine potential.
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