Josh Morgenthau
Still lively fruit on the palate, and present tannins, but the nose is mostly tobacco, dirt and mushroom.
Still lively fruit on the palate, and present tannins, but the nose is mostly tobacco, dirt and mushroom.
8.5Douglas Renall
Beautiful tannins, opulent and fresh. Star quality
Beautiful tannins, opulent and fresh. Star quality
9.3Vincent Bottreau
Grand vin, encore (trop) jeune.
Grand vin, encore (trop) jeune.
9.2Douglas Profenius
Took a while to open but worth it. Chalky but still some dark fruit and fairly lush.
Took a while to open but worth it. Chalky but still some dark fruit and fairly lush.
9.1Ira Schwartz
This was the opposite of the Guigal in that it was a wild child. Voluptuous,a little dirty , exotic and spicy. I was very pleased that despite the high alcohol it was held in check. A much better showing than my previous bottle in Oct '16.
This was the opposite of the Guigal in that it was a wild child. Voluptuous,a little dirty , exotic and spicy. I was very pleased that despite the high alcohol it was held in check. A much better showing than my previous bottle in Oct '16.
9.3Ira Schwartz
Similar to its sibling the Cistes this was not very generous on the nose and only slightly more accessible in the mouth. Once again the acid was prominent but nice red fruit tried to make an appearance but it was held back by some heat on the finish.
Similar to its sibling the Cistes this was not very generous on the nose and only slightly more accessible in the mouth. Once again the acid was prominent but nice red fruit tried to make an appearance but it was held back by some heat on the finish.
8.9John Van Trijp
Magnum
Magnum
9.3Ebbe Bonde Soerensen
A stunning red with powerfull backbone, Syrah from a hot area but not jammy delicious acid finish, a winner.
A stunning red with powerfull backbone, Syrah from a hot area but not jammy delicious acid finish, a winner.
9.0Location
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