A Thursday Night With Some Stunning Bottles

M called for a mid week tasting with what he tought would be some nice wines. And that proved to be a correct prediction! All wines tasted double blind.

2011 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Kabinett, Willi Schaefer

A somewhat mature, flowery nose with notes of rubber, wet asphalt and dried fruit. Very, very good.

The taste is round and fine with notes of dried apricots, oil cloth and gravel. A long finish with a fine acidity.

90p   (tasted 2025/03)

2021 Trittenheimer Apotheke Riesling Spätlese Alte Reben, Loersch

A cool, chalky nose with notes of smoke, grass and grapefruit. Very fine.

The taste is young and tight with notes of sweet lime, chrushed rocks and white flowers. Very long.

92p   (tasted 2025/03)

2020 Albamar o Esteiro, Bodegas Albamar

A slightly volatil nose with notes of ripening red currants, toasted almonds and something burning in the background. 

The taste is foursquare and slightly oxidized with bitter red fruit and a high, ungainly acidity. Better on the nose.

71p   (tasted 2025/03)

2001 Barbaresco Riserva Rabajà, Bruno Giascosa

A deep, layered nose with notes of dried strawberries, licorice, rosehips and Langhe earth. A tad mature. Just lovely.

The taste is structured and very fine with notes of Christmas spices, hard cherry candy and dried roses. A long, warm, beautiful finish. Great now and the coming 10+ years.

94p   (tasted 2025/03)

2005 Château Pape Clément

A large scaled, concentrated nose with notes of ripe black currants, fir smoke, graphite and a fine balsamic note. 

The taste is tight and warm with taut black fruit, round tannins and a long, structured finish with a nice dry twist. 

91p   (tasted 2025/03)

2005 Côte-Rôtie La Turque, Guigal

A deep, tight nose with notes of dried flowers, plums, iron, bay leaves and dried meat. Intense and very fine.

The taste is rich and racy with notes of ripe blueberries, bakelite, black flowers and incense. The finish goes on and on. 6+ years. Great wine.

96p   (tasted 2025/03)

1996 Pahlmeyer Merlot

An open, plummy nose with notes of sugared coffee, leather, scorched earth and ink. Very fine.

The taste is tight and concentrated with great black fruit, an iron clad structure and a long, long, rich finish. Gorgeous.

94p   (tasted 2025/03)

1989 Barolo Riserva, Rocche Dei Manzone

A mature, velvety nose with notes of mushrooms, violets, dried cherries and earth. A very fine dried up sweetness.

The taste is structured, somewhat mature but with lots of stuffing left for more aging. Dried cherries, rosehips and leather. Very fine.

94p   (tasted 2025/03)

2003 Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese, Fritz Haag

A handsome, mature nose with notes of dried apricots, wet earth and rubber boots. Very, very good.

The taste is elegant and fine with notes of tangerines, birch leaves and dried up vanilla biscuits. Long and lingering.

92p   (tasted 2025/03)

1998 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Goldcap, Joh. Jos. Prüm

An open, soapy nose with notes of flower water, ginger and oranges. Very good in a foursquare way.

The taste is medium dry and linear with notes of dried oranges, gravel and dried flowers. A dry finish.

86p   (tasted 2025/03)

2015 Niederberg Helden Riesling Auslese Goldcap, Schloss Lieser

A racy, stony nose with notes of ripe pears, grass, chrushed rocks and dried up vanilla ice cream. Young and fresh.

The taste is pure and tight with a high acidity and notes of star fruit, candied lemons and churshed rocks. 5+ years.

90p   (tasted 2025/03)

2007 Château La Grace Dieu Les Menuts

2007 Château La Grace Dieu Les Menuts

A fine, earthy nose with notes of plums, cigar smoke, fir wood and forest floor. A fine dog fur note after a while. Very, very good.

The taste is steady and ripe with velvety fruit, silky tannins and a long, warm finish. Drinking fine today.

88p   (tasted 2025/03)

Other vintages tasted:

1983 - Barolista: Drinking Tonight

1990 - Barolista: Drinking Tonight

2014 Château Saint Corbian

2014 Château Saint Corbian

This St Estèphe offers up a low keyed, nice nose with notes of red currants, undergrowth and a touch of tobacco.

The taste is medium bodied and nicely structured with soft tannins, lots of ripe red currants and a nice, dry finish.

86p   (tasted 2025/03)

2004 Château La Sergue

2004 Château La Sergue

This is a special cuvée from Château Haut-Chaigneau. The estate was created in 1977 and according to Stephen Brook it is "among the best and most dependable wines of Lalande de Pomerol".

The cuvée La Sergue was first made in 1996 and consist of more Merlot than Haut-Chaigneau (which is 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc) and gets more new barrique aging.

The nose is very fine, layered and elegant with notes of graphite, incense, plums and cafe au lait. A lovely balance.

The taste is medium bodied and velvety with a nice structure, fine red fruit and a long, cool finish. This is hitting well above its weight class. Very fine. Bought for 13 Euro...

93p   (tasted 2025/03)

Tasting Some Wines From Catena Zapata

I was invited by Wine Affair to taste the new vintages from Catena Zapata.

Winemaker Nesti Bajda was present on screen and talked about the wines and the current vintages.

2023 Catena Alta Chardonnay

A cool, smoky nose with notes of white flowers, dry fudge and wet stones. Very, very good.

The taste is dry and spicy with notes of chrushed rocks, dried flowers and lemon cream. A fine acidity.

Will be released April 11.

90p   (tasted 2025/03)

2022 Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard White Stones Chardonnay

A tight, laid back nose with intense notes of smoke, incense, grilled lemons and chrushed rocks. Very fine.

The taste is cool and racy with a high acidity, notes of ripe limes, cap gun smoke and grey pears. Very long and fine. Will be released March 27.

93p   (tasted 2025/03)

2022 Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard White Bones Chardonnay

The plots of White Stones and White Bones are 80 meters apart, but this is a whole other creature. The nose explodes from the glass with stunning notes of dried up lemon cello, dried flowers and boatloads of fresh mint.

The taste is tight and concentrated with intensity, power and balance. Just brilliant. Will be released March 27.

96p   (tasted 2025/03)

2021 Catena Alta Malbec

An open, forward, fruity nose with notes of plums, moist earth, chocolate and tobacco. Very, very good.

The taste is round and rewarding with sweet fruit, cool tannins and a long, juicy finish. Will be released March 28.

90p   (tasted 2025/03)

2022 Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino

A dark, restrained nose with notes of cool blackberries, forest floor and tobacco ashes. A nice perfumed note.

The taste is seedy and concentrated with fine black fruit, tight tannins and a long, chocolate bitter finish. Very fine. Will be released March 28.

92p   (tasted 2025/03)

2021 Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae

A deep, layered nose with notes of plums, black currants, fir smoke, fresh stables and earth. Very handsome.

The taste is rich and focused with gorgeous black fruit, broad tannins and a long, long, structured finish. 6+ years. Will be released March 27.

94p   (tasted 2025/03)

2021 Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard River

This is like a black hole of dark fruit, smoke, earth and tobacco. Very restrained, focused and pure.

The taste is tight and tight and then tight. In the finish there are rich black fruit, fir wood, bakelite and undergrowth. This needs 10+ years, at least. Will be released March 27.

92p   (tasted 2025/03)

2021 Nicolas Catena Zapata

A wonderful Bordeaux like nose with notes of leather, black currant leaves, coffee powder and dog fur. Lovely.

The taste is medium bodied, balanced and with a low keyed intensity, beautiful fruit and long, luscious finish. 5+ years. Great wine. 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Malbec and 10% Cabernet Franc.

95p   (tasted 2025/03)

Four Bottles Of Pinot

2018 Mirabai Pinot Noir, Kelley Fox

A deep, laid back nose with notes of forest floor, roships, ripe flowers and herbs. Very, very good.

The taste is cool and elegant with notes of red currants, incense and forest floor. A salivating acidity.

91p   (tasted 2025/03)

2017 Hyland Pinot Noir, Kelley Fox

An open, ripe nose with lovely notes of raspberries, cocoa, stale coca-cola and root vegetables. Very fine.

The taste is rich and focused with a chalky acidity, beautiful sweet red fruit and a long, lingering finish.

93p   (tasted 2025/03)

2016 La Côte, Domaine de la Côte

A high, fine nose with notes of juniper berries, smoke, rhubarb and cooked lingonberries. A fine intensity.

The taste is tight and fine with notes of lingonberries, dried raspberries and herbs. A tad bitter in the finish.

91p   (tasted 2025/03)

2015 St. Maria Valley Pinot Noir SMV, Liquid Farm

A broad, beautiful nose with notes of ripe strawberries, wet forest floor, licorice, ripe flowers and smoke. Very, very fine.

The taste is rich and concentrated with stunning fruit, refinement and a structure for more aging. Great wine.

96p   (tasted 2025/03)

2007 Spätburgunder, Becker-Steinhauer

2007 Spätburgunder, Becker-Steinhauer

Somewhat mature on the nose with notes of dried strawberries, smoke, rowan berries and a fine dried up sweetness.

The taste is medium bodied and fine with notes of raspberry licorice, smoke and dried herbs. Drink now.

87p   (tasted 2025/03)

Tasting Some Bottles From Testalonga

I was invited by Winetable to meet Craig Hawkins, owner and winemaker of Testalonga, and taste some of his wines. 

Testalonga is located in Swartland, South Africa, where Craig grows Chenin Blanc, Grenache, Carignan, Mourvèdre and some other varieties.

Craig is "labeled" as a winemaker of natural wines, but these wines have no characteristics of those (bad) attributes that I associate with natural wines, they are just pure, well crafted wines.  

2023 I am the Ninja

This Pet Nat, made from Chenin Blanc, comes from vines planted in 1961. The nose is upfront and juicy with notes of grass, green olives and birch leaves. Fresh and fine.

The taste is light and forward with notes of sweet lime, grass and a hint of mint. Very good. 10 gr of sugar.

87p   (tasted 2025/03)

2023 Keep On Punching

From the same vineyard as the wine above. The nose is tight and fresh with notes of cement, oil cloth and ripening herbs.

The taste is grassy and nice with notes of herbs, white currants and a fresh acidity.

87p   (tasted 2025/03)

2023 Cortez

This is a serious Chenin Blanc, although the label could fool you :-) (Craig makes all labels himself) with a cool, refined nose with notes of chrushed granite, lime peel, white pears and grass. Very fine.

The taste is high and pure with a cleansing acidity, gorgeous fruit and a long, layered finish.

92p   (tasted 2025/03)

2023 Chenin Blanc de Maceration

This was a bit hazy in the glass and the nose the same with notes of dry herbs, orange peel and wet cement. A tad flat.

The taste is a bit stifled and mute with notes of dry lime, earth and old grass. Not bad per se but not my cup of tea.

80p   (tasted 2025/03)

2023 Vin Rouge Paysan

This consists of equal parts of Carignan, Cinsault and Mourvedre. The nose is light and fresh with notes of red currants, ripe lingonberries, gravel and rosemary. Very, very good.

The taste is forward and juicy with perky tannins, light red fruit and a silky finish. Highly gulpable. 

88p   (tasted 2025/03)

2023 Follow your Dreams

100% Carignan. The nose is deep and seedy with notes of dried strawberries, fir smoke, earth and assorted herbs. A lovely low keyed ripeness to the fruit.

The taste is nicely structured with great fruit, a lovely balance and a long, snappy finish. 5+ years.

90p   (tasted 2025/03)

2023 The Darks Side

100% Syrah. Ooh boy, this is a beauty. A smoky, delicate nose with notes of bacon, ripening blackberries, black pepper and dusty earth. Lovely in a low keyed yet intense way.

The taste is high and fine with an elegant structure, notes of smoke, dried raspberries, veal stock and earth. Very fine. I would have pegged this as a Côte-Rôtie every day of the week. 7+ years.

93p   (tasted 2025/03)

1976 Zeller Marienberger Beerenauslese, Michel Schneider

1976 Zeller Marienberger Beerenauslese, Michel Schneider

A very deep, mature nose with notes of rubber tires, dried apricots, orange peel and licorice. 

The taste is rich and soft with notes of hay, orange peel, red tea and birch leaves. A high acidity. The finish is a tad sparse. 

85p   (tasted 2025/03)

2016 Chianti Classico Riserva Berardo, Castello di Bossi

2016 Chianti Classico Riserva Berardo, Castello di Bossi

A nice, low keyed nose with notes of sweet/sour cherries, tobacco and dry Tuscan gravel. Very, very good.

The taste is dry and fine with notes of hard cherry candy, dried herbs, violets and gravel. In agreat drinking phase.

89p   (tasted 2025/03)

Ten Bottles Of Chardonnay

H invited to a tasting dinner and the main focus was Chardonnay. Three very interesting line ups. Some Pinot bottles will a separate post.

Flight I

2021 Chardonnay Cooinda Vale Vineyard, Pooley

Three bottles from Tasmania in the first flight. Number one has a nice, spicy nose with notes of dry fudge, smoke and candied lemons. High and fine.

The taste is smoky and intense with fine yellow fruit and a stony character. A hint of warmth in the finsh.

91p   (tasted 2025/03)

2021 Chardonnay Rao, Domaine Simha

A restrained, foursquare nose with notes of white currants, old lemons and dry gravel.

The taste is chalky and unbalanced with a very high acidity and not enough fruit to match it.

78p   (tasted 2025/03)

2021 Chardonnay D´Entre Casteaux Channel, Mewstone

A very deep, layered nose with notes of almond paste, lemon cream and ripe yellow flowers. Lovely.

The taste is rich and concentrated with massive fruit, a cleansing acidity and a long, long finish. A very nice tannin bite.

93p   (tasted 2025/03)

Flight II

2017 Sta Rita Hills White Hill Chardonnay, Liquid Farm

A smoky, handsome nose with notes of sweet lime, thai basil, chrushed rocks and cigarette ashes. Very fine.

The taste is tight and fine with gorgeous fruit, refreshing acidity and a long, pure finish. Lovely.

94p   (tasted 2025/03)

2020 Amrità, Schiopetti

85% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Blanc. The nose is young and sedy with notes of green olives, birch leaves and wet stones. Very, very good.

The taste is cool and racy with notes of chalk, white currants and some fine green notes. A fine, dry finish.

90p   (tasted 2025/03)

2019 Chardonnay Les Pizarras, Errazuriz

A high, pure nose with notes of smoke, sweet minerals, grey pears and lime. Very fine.

The taste is refined and intense with notes of dried up vanilla ice cream, chrushed rocks and fresh herbs. Very, very long. Obviously a 100 pointer from the Sucker, a very fine wine but nowhere near 100p.

93p   (tasted 2025/03)

Flight III

2010 Chassagne.Montrachet 1er Cru La Romanée, Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard

A cool, spicy, refined nose with notes of ripening peached, smoke, lemon cream and sun warm gravel. Just lovely.

The taste is rich and focused with brilliant fruit, a high, pure acidity and a lenght that is counted in minutes. Great wine.

95p   (tasted 2025/03)

2010 Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevriéres, Remi Jobard

A deep, intense nose with notes of matchbox, thai basil, ripe lemons and white flowers. Stunning.

The taste is high and focused with notes of candied lemons, smoke, dry fudge and dried flowers. The finish is loooong and beautiful. This is awesome.

96p   (tasted 2025/03)

2010 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets, Henri Boillot

A broad, mature nose with notes of Christmas spices, sweet almonds and dried flowers. Seems a bit too mature for its age.

The taste is layered and fine with dried up orange ice cream, dried apricots and  a fine acidity. Very, very good but I had expected more.

90p   (tasted 2025/03)

2010 Corton Charlemagne, Bernard Ambroise

A stunner from start to finish. The nose is bottomless deep with beautiful notes of dried tangerines, candle grease, ginger and incense. 

The taste is rich and lively with notes of dried peach, sweet gravel, matchbox, tangerine candy and dried flowers. Very complex. The finish goes on forever. Truly great.

97p   (tasted 2025/03)

Two Bottles Of Bubbly

2022 Pet Nat Phelan Farm, Parr Wines

A fresh, stony nose with notes of grapefruit, pink candy and moist gravel. A tad light.

The taste is young and forward with notes of rosé pepper, orange peel and gravel. A decent acidity. The finish is rather sparse. 50% Pinot Noir, 50% Gamay.

86p   (tasted 2025/03)

NV Cuvée Rosé, Lafalise Froissart

This 50% Pinot Noir, 50% Chardonnay blend offers up a handsome, tight nose with notes of pomegranate, red apple peel, chrushed rocks and ripe flowers. Very fine.

The taste is taut and intense with spicy red fruit, a fresh salinity and a long, elegant finish. 5+ years.

92p   (tasted 2025/03)

2004 Barolo Terlo Ravera, Marziano Abbona

2004 Barolo Terlo Ravera, Marziano Abbona

A very fine, almost fully mature nose with notes of sugared coffee, red beets, ripe strawberries and licorice. A very fine dried up sweetness to the fruit.

The taste is silky and fine with notes of dried strawberries, forest floor, dried flowers and a hint of mint. A long, velvety finish. Very fine.

93p   (tasted 2025/03)

2019 Barolo Le Coste di Monforte, Silvano Bolmida

2019 Barolo Le Coste di Monforte, Silvano Bolmida

A tight, handsome nose with notes of hard cherry candy, paint, forest floor and lots of fresh roses. Very fine.

The taste is young and strapping showing both Monforte and 2019 vintage structure. Long and fine. This will need 8+ years in the cellar.

92p   (tasted 2025/03)

Notes from my visit to Silvano - Barolista: A Couple Of Days In Piedmont - Visit To Silvano Bolmida

A Tuesday Sherry Tasting

H poured these Andalucian wines at our latest monthly tasting session.

Fino Caberubbia, Luis Perez

A high, oxidized nose with notes of old glue, grass, stale nuts and a touch of dried up green Chartreuse.

The taste is dry and intense with notes of furniture polish, assorted nuts and hay. A tad fiery in the finish.

86p   (tasted 2025/02)

Manzanilla Es Sumatorio, Barbadillo

A large scaled, herbal nose with notes of dried orange peel, rain wet asphalt and dried figs.

The taste is dry and a tad foursquare with notes of dried tangerine, hay and bakelite. 

88p   (tasted 2025/02)

Amontillado Solera, Cayetano Del Pino

A deep, complex nose with notes of red apple peel, dried herbs, incense, nuts and gravel. Very, very good.

The taste is tight and intense with a fine purity and notes of detergent, apple juice, gravel and herbs. A very high acidity.

91p   (tasted 2025/02)

Palo Cortado Solera, Cayetano Del Pino

A tight, layered nose with notes of forest floor, fried nuts, dried apricots and a dry vanilla pod. Very interesting.

The taste is rich and concentrated with notes of almond paste, gravel, dried apricot and incense. Very, very long.

91p   (tasted 2025/02)

Oloroso Seco Alfonos, Gonzalez Byass

A restrained, somewhat dusty nose with notes of dry leather, dry fudge, earth and sugared coffee. Very deep.

The taste is tight and a tad foursquare with notes of dates, moist earth, mocha and fir wood. Very long.

87p   (tasted 2025/02)

1991 Barolo La Luna E I Faló, Terre da Vino

1991 Barolo La Luna E I Faló, Terre da Vino

Tasted eight years ago - Barolista: Some Nebbiolo´s Of Late - and this Nebbiolo, from a bad vintage, still performs. Not great by any means but after a loooong week and not needing anything complex, this does its thing. The nose is light and nice enough with notes of dry violets, dried red berries, shoe polish and earth.

The taste is medium bodied and dry with notes of old tobacco, dried red currants, herbs and earth. Not long but with a nice dried up warmth. A nice Nebbiolo touch.

83p   (tasted 2025/03)

A Pinot Noir Evening

Some friends called out for a Pinot evening, everyone brought one or more bottles and we tasted double blind. Did I place all of them geographically right? No...

1988 Castello di Ama Vigna Il Chiuso, Fattoria di Ama

We started with an oldie from Tuscany. The nose is soft and mature with notes of dried plums, dog fur, root vegetables and moist tobacco.

The taste is dry and mature with cooked red fruit and earthy notes. Drinkable but past its prime. I have had better bottles a couple of years ago.

87p   (tasted 2025/02)

2002 Corton Clos du Roi, Comte Senard

A high, smoky nose with notes of dried raspberries, maychbox, Asian spices and licorice. Very fine.

The taste is tight and dry with a high acidity and notes of cranberries, raspberries and forest floor. Long and seedy. A very fine structure. Still young.

92p   (tasted 2025/02)

2002 Corton Clos du Roi, Domaine P. Dubreil-Fontaine

A restrained, focused nose with notes of wild raspberries, chocolate biscuits and moist earth. 

The taste is firm and fine with notes of red currants, raspberry coulis and fried herbs. Still young.

91p   (tasted 2025/02)

2009 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des 60 Ouvrées, La Pousse d´Or

A deep, layered nose with notes of dried up raspberry jam, warm tiles, smoke and warm spices. Very fine.

The taste is rich and focused with gorgeous fruit, a cleansing acidity and a long, fresh finish. Could still develop some.

94p   (tasted 2025/02)

2020 Nuit-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Ronclères, Domaine Chevillon

A low keyed, elegant nose with notes of sweet/sour raspberries, dry licorice and ink. Very restrained.

The taste is taut and structured and at this moment not so much more. A high acidity. Locked in fruit. Needs plenty of time. Hard to judge.

86p   (tasted 2025/02)

2021 Crystallum Pinot Noir Cuvée Cinéma, Finlayson

A large scaled, steady nose with notes of scorched earth, dried up strawberry jam, ripe flowers and smoke. Very, very good.

The taste is high and energetic with ripe red fruit, some oak and a long, sweet finish. 

91p   (tasted 2025/02)

2015 Pinot Noir, Hamilton Russell

A round, open for business and yummy nose with notes of raspberry licorice, spices, red beets and ripe flowers.

The taste is forward and fine with great fruit, a fine acidity and a long, warm finish. Very fine.

92p   (tasted 2025/02)

2012 Pinot Noir, Beaux Frères

A deep, taut nose with notes of fir wood, red plums, sweet earth and fine tobacco. Lovely.

The taste is racy and refined with gorgeous red fruit, perfect acidity and a long, lingering finish. Great wine.

94p   (tasted 2025/02)

2013 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts, Domaine Jean Grivot

A tight, still young beauty with lovely notes of ripening strawberries, sun warm rocks, furniture polish and fine tobacco.

The taste is high and refined with focus and intensity. A cleansing acidity, rich fruit (even though it is a tad locked up) and a long, long finish. 6+ years.

95p   (tasted 2025/02)

2010 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots, Lucien Le Moine

A deep, meaty nose with notes of plums, red tea, ripe flowers and parsnip. Very concentrated and fine.

The taste is rich and broad shouldered with sweet red fruit, silky tannins and a long, warm finish.

92p   (tasted 2025/02)

2018 Bürgel Spätburgunder, Keller

A fresh, elegant nose with notes of red beet juice, dry licorice and forest floor. Open and fine.

The taste is more tight than the nose leads me to believe with warm red berries, fir smoke and a high acidity. Very, very good but a bit ungainly.

89p   (tasted 2025/02)

2017 Pinot Noir V.V., Simon Maye

A rich, warm nose with notes of fir wood, smoke, cooked raspberries and undergrowth. Big and bold.

The taste is a tad foursquare with hot red fruit and a long finish with a fiery touch. Not in the league of his Syrah´s.

86p   (tasted 2025/02)

2021 Yarra Valley 864 Block Aqueduct, Oakridge

A very deep pure nose with notes of red plums, wild raspberries, fried herbs and forets floor. Very fine.

The taste is rich and concentrated with lovely red fruit, a fresh acidity and a long, long intense finish. Really fine.

94p   (tasted 2025/02)

2021 Rossese di Dolceaqua Beragna, Ka* Mancine

2021 Rossese di Dolceaqua Beragna, Ka* Mancine

It was 12 years since I visisted Maurizo on a rainy day - Barolista: The Rossese Report - Part II - but I have tried to drink his wine whenever I get the chance. The -21 Beragna display a nice, cool nose with notes of red currants, fresh Mediterranean herbs and sun warm rocks. Very, very good.

The taste is light and elegant with notes of hard red currant candy, iron and cigarette ashes. A medium long, balanced finish. Drinking nicely now but can be aged for 8+ years.

89p   (tasted 2025/02)