Chris O'Hara

7.6

Nose: wet wool, dark cherries, plums, vanilla
Taste: cranberry, plum, vanilla
Tannins not very strong, a bit heavy on the fruit — 12 days ago

Chris O'Hara

8.1

43% cab sauv., 29% carmenere, 28% syrah
Nose: red fruits (especially strawberry), jam, vanilla
Taste: peppers, sour cherry, vanilla
Tannins are good, maybe medium. — 2 months ago

Chris O'Hara

9.1

Nose: apricots, peaches, sweet almonds
Taste: apricot, honey dew melon, something grassy, like it's (partially) underripened grapes
Mild acidity, very little residual sugar. Altogether lovely — 3 months ago

Chris O'Hara

8.2

Nose: vanilla upfront, plums, dark cherries, violets
Taste: sour cherries, strawberry, black pepper, violets
Mellow tannins, low acidity, low sugar — 17 days ago

Chris O'Hara

9.1

Nose: blackberry, cherry, cranberries, violets
Taste: cherry, liquorice, a little dark chocolate
Low tannin, an odd Sparkling sort of quality, very good — 2 months ago

Chris O'Hara

7.9

Nose: apple, honeysuckle, Pear
Taste: Pear, sour apple, melon
Acidity seems to have died off at this age — 4 months ago

Chris O'Hara

8.5

Nose: pineapple, mango, Lemon
Taste: same as nose
Nice acidity, well balanced — 4 months ago

Chris O'Hara

9.1

Agiorgitiko Mavroudi blend
Nose: vanilla, black raspberries, fig jam, stewed plum, nutmeg
Taste: raspberries, cherries, violets?, nutmeg
Low-medium tannin, acidity could be brighter, but altogether lovely and complex. Could do with some age, though — 2 months ago

Chris O'Hara

8.8

Nose: plums, mushrooms, liquorice, tobacco smoke, leather, dark chocolate
Taste: cranberries, blackberries, black cherries, dark chocolate, liquorice
Bright acidity, medium tannins — 2 months ago

Chris O'Hara

7.6

Nose: apple, melon, spices
Taste: an odd saltiness, underripe apples
No acid, no tannin, kind of bland — 4 months ago