Blanched almond, candied lemon zest, white peach confit, and beeswax outer layer suggest a sense of stability and maturity garnered through age and experience. All the while, brooding beneath, rage-filled, aggressive, saber-sharp acidity plots vengeance and destruction. I'll call this one; "The Fifth Year Divorcé" — 10 years ago
2009 vintage - huge cuts through any food dish with a vengeance great fruit earthy can possibly age forever — 10 years ago
A bit flat on opening. Mouthfeel is great with up front fruit but not too much tannins. On day 2 it came with a vengeance with lots Of character and varying mid palate for a better dryer finish. — 9 years ago
A dusty Clint Eastwood rides a horse made of cranberry Jolly Ranchers into a pink sunset, following a stagecoach trail, squinting towards a future full of vengeance. — 9 years ago
In Rueda this tastes even better "lime honeysuckle@Hungarian Wine Back With A Vengeance acidity green notes in flavors and lemony finish — 10 years ago
Goes well with Die Hard with a Vengeance on BBC 3. — 11 years ago
Matthew Davison
Opens up with dust and stewed fruit (but not yet "prune-y") and hints of spice. In the mouth, dark and broody. With that dust and spice coming back with a vengeance on the finish. Mouth-dryingly tannic still and yet oh-so-velvety-smooth! — 8 years ago