Hervé Pennequin C - N - Intense, red, ripe fruit, touch of reduction, medium length. P - Rich character in the mouth with racy tannins, tight, but ample volume. Tannins providing good support for the elegant body.
Andreas Larsson C - Clear, evolved ruby red. N - Developed with dark berries, oak, vanilla, slightly buttery. P - Full bodied, dark fruits and well integrated tannins, fresh with fine persistence.
Teresa Perez C - Clean, brilliant, medium density, intense cherry red. N - Cooked fruit, tapenade aromas, olive, liqueur drops, spicy, cloves, notes, backdrop of wood oven and caramel tones, deep intensity, very good quality expression. P - Powerful with tremendous volume of body, very ripe fruit, quality wood and sweet tannins are present, but integrating well, very fine quality, elegant expression, great balance of fruit and wood, long, deep and lingering persistence. Excellent.
Yoichi Sato C - Dark, dense, black red.N - Ether, mulberry brandy, alcoholic bouquet of discreet intensity. P - Structured body, tight knit flavors, dry in mouth, alcoholic, lacks finesse, average balance, poor finish.
Virginia Philip C - Medium viscosity, red cherry
center, pink rim. N - Sour cherry and
fruits, spicy oak, not much on bouquet,
moderate intensity. P - Tart, sour
fruits, thin finish, tart palate, little quality,some thin sour notes overall, medium persistent but poor. Not enough fruit and structure to carry the wine
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