| Tasted 23/11/2002. A lovely, mature John Riddoch from a great vintage, the 86. This is the third bottle that I have tasted, and it certainly was not a disappointment! Colour: Deep red, still with a reasonably tight rim, no signs of brown despite the 16 years of age. On the nose, lovely smell of ripe black currants, black berries, and a hint of capsicum (which faded away later). Palate: Very smooth, cassis, black berries interlaced with cedary notes, a touch of cigar, tobacco leaf and a tiny hint of black coffee. Very well balanced, rounded, still lots of fruit, tannis so fine as to be velvety and marvellous length. and the wine went really well with roasted rosemary coated veal shanks. |
