Hervé Pennequin C - N - Intense black fruits, leather, very tight presentation, peppery, great, but could have had more finesse. P - Very firm tannins, intense black fruit with olives, eucalyptus flavors, fresh acidity, long.
Andreas Larsson C - Clear, intense purple towards ruby. N - Very intense bouquet of blackcurrants, dark cherries, leather and herbs. P - Really full with luscious fruit, firm tannins, good body and fine length, good balance, long persistence. Very nice wine.
Teresa Perez C - Clean, brilliant, medium density, cherry red. N - Prunes, hint of coconut, liqueur touch, background of balsamic, eucalyptus, and animal notes, medium low intensity. P - Powerful on attack, well fruited, very ripe tannins, rather dry to polish well, very modest balance and quality,low persistence.
Yoichi Sato C - Dark, dense, black garnet.N - Plenty of spicy notes, licorice,fig and prune, leather and tannic,rich and evolved, complex and quite intense. P - Caressing, rich, dense, allusion of developing, elegant and quality, average balance and persistence.
Virginia Philip C - Moderate + viscosity,garnet center, pink rim. N - Stewed fruits, older vines, mostly red, but a little sour mash fruit, above average,high intensity. P - Sweet, juicy tannins
with ripe red fruits and oak, very
elegant, high alcohol, kept in check,
well balanced, medium + persistence.
A little ripe and sour mash notes.
Speaks of warm vintage, ripe fruit.
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