Project of Jean Claude Berrouet who made 40+ vintages of Petrus. Really lovely nose. Classic right bank. Plummy. Cocoa. Focused. Palate is ripe with terrific acidity out of the gates and lovely balance. Intense structure. A bit out of sorts out of the bottle but it is all there. Will be fun to track. — 10 years ago
£35 Great quality sexy Pomerol that's hard to match in this price bracket 👍
🍇 90% Merlot & 10% Cab F
🍷 Deep ruby opaque
👃 Smoked oak, earthy dirty wet leaves, sweet cherry, plums, minerals, gravel & cocoa
👄 Silky smooth balanced slightly tart plummy fruits coated in dirty cocoa
🎯 Long oaky plum & mineral filled with slight green & cocoa end
Great now but brilliant in a few more years 👍 — 8 years ago
Will improve with age but is delicious now. Somewhat grippy tannins but balanced worth acidity, alcohol, ripe plummy fruit, and delicious toasty vanilla and buttery notes making it a round, dense, and delightful wine I would buy confidently again. — 9 years ago
Plummy and juicy. Very balanced! Great value — 9 years ago
Lovely Zin with plummy aftertaste. Very nice 2013 vintage — 9 years ago
This little number still has legs! Delicious, with nice plummy taste and still has some lovely tannins — 10 years ago
Wonderful full plummy nose with just hint of earth. Big and full bodied. Soft but full tannins with lots of dark fruits balanced by light earth tones. Long, full, supple finish with nice earth and acidity. — 11 years ago
Soft plummy fruit, pastry notes, cappuccino and hints of milk chocolate. Although the structure of this wine is slightly firm and masculine, the fruit is ripe, plush and smooth as silk. In the back there are still some considerable tannines that need to be shed. Beautiful wine, though! — 8 years ago
Generally regarded as one of Australia's better Pinot Noirs on the basis of its perfumed nose and plummy medium bodied palate with lovely silky tannins. Could identify with @Ira Schwartz note recently of aromas of boot polish. I used to say varnish but I think we are on the same page. Great Pinot. — 9 years ago
Plummy and full. Fruit balanced well by tannic structure. Better after a few hours open when tannins had a chance to recede. — 9 years ago
Very interesting wine showing black currants and red plummy fruits, mocha, cedar, fruit cake and a hint of vanilla. This is round, rich and has a creamy texture. — 10 years ago
Doing it easily at 14 years of age. Over riding descriptor is Plummy. Still firm tannins with some astringency. Drink remainder over next couple of years. — 10 years ago
Chris England
Quick review as drinking w/ friends 😉 Not the best VCC I've had but still a decent aged drop 😎 @ £113
🍷 Garnet red w/ brown
👃 Rose petal perfumed mushrooms in a damp cellar filled w/ earthy soggy leaves through stewed plum, dark cocoa & smoked soft oak
👄 Med creamy smooth body of sweet blackcurrant & earthy plum in mocha
🎯 Med+ plummy mocha — 8 years ago