Super fresh, herbal aromas with mint and touch of garrigue. Pure and fresh obvious fruit, plum, raspberry, cassis. Then the less obvious notes, crushed black pepper, liquorice and a hint of tar. On the palate there is a rush, a powerful hit of tightly wound spice which unfurls in layers. For me, a tell tale sign of the 2016 vintage. It’s hot, black pepper spice, interwoven with mint. Cool and fresh, a perfect balance: cool primary pure fruit drives through. Harmonious.
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Dark crimson but without the blueish purple of the Grahams. Tight, refined nose – rather claret-like. Not as obviously sweet as some. Restrained aromatically: backward with sharp, linear blackcurrant and violet notes. This tastes like a somewhat shouty, scratchy baby at the moment – which is no criticism of a wine designed to age as long as a vintage port. But then there are masses of sweet fruit with liquorice surrounded in a scratchy skein of tannins and acidity.
Maturity Ready 2007 - 2030
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