Hervé Pennequin C - Medium intense red ruby, deep core, slightly tawny hues. N - Light fruit and smoky character, pencil shavings, slightly spicy, good complexity. P - Great character of spices, woodiness, tannins are fine with fresh acidity, cloves, long in the end, eucalyptus, pencil shavings.
Mark Slater C - Satisfactory, deep, blood red. N - Light red fruit, average aromas, subtle bouquet; P - Medium bodied, restrained fruit, moderate quality, average tannins, bitter on end, reasonably long. Well made but overly intense.
Andreas Larsson C - Medium ruby. N - Spicy with dark berries, complex. P - Full-bodied with dark berries and a nice spiciness, long persistence, fine overall impression.
Teresa Perez C - Clean, brilliant, medium viscosity, intense cherry red. N - Very, ripe, spicy fruit, light hint of reduction, animal touch, wet hide, medium intense bouquet. P - Suave, fresh, ample, quite generous, well integrated, round tannin, limited quality, little balance, short finish.
Motohiro Okoshi C - Some clarity, average viscosity, black ruby, orange rim. N - Ripe, blackcurrant jam, quite concentrated aromas, developing forceful intensity. P - Attractive fruit, well concentrated flavors, notes of spice and oak, well marked acidity evokes some elegance, fine quality, well balanced, long finish.
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