| Tasted 20/4/03: Colour - dark red with purplish tinge and a tight rim. Nose - open, displaying a strong whiffs of cassis and dark berries. Palate - intense and concentrated sweet berry fruit core, exuding blackcurrants, spice and pine needles with minty/leafy notes throughout. Deliciously long and lingering finish! A powerfully fruit driven wine that has yet to show (or develop) pronounced complex secondary flavours. However the 9 years of bottle age has certainly resulted in smooth, balanced drop with fine tannins that is great to drink now, but has the structure to age a few more years. Went well with the green olive lamb stew, and definitely cost less than the more illustrious Bin 707. |
