94+ It was a bit of a crime to be opening up this great wine in magnum at such a young age, but as it was not from my cellar and someone else had already pulled the cork, I was very happy to drink this lovely wine in...
94+ It was a bit of a crime to be opening up this great wine in magnum at such a young age, but as it was not from my cellar and someone else had already pulled the cork, I was very happy to drink this lovely wine in its youth. The bouquet out of magnum is still very youthful and primary, offering up scents of cherries, mustard seed, vinesmoke, coffee, a beautiful base of soil tones, a touch of gamebird and cedar. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and still quite young, with impeccable focus and balance, a good core, outstanding transparency, ripe tannins and excellent length and grip on the just starting to stir finish. A very fine wine in the making, but give it more time in the cellar- particularly out of magnum!