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50/50 Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. 18–24 months in new tonneaux. Deep garnet. More open and multi-dimensional than the 2016 – all that dark fruit but also the complexity of bottle-age aromas: floral, spicy cigar box, lavender. Firm, thick but smooth tannins. Deep, long and moreish and clearly still more to come. Leathery aftertaste. Delicious. (JH)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Tim Jackson MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Saturated black-ruby. Roasted meat, espresso, spice, clove and dried black cherry. Opulent oak and concentration is trying to make a statement! Firmly extracted, slightly drying tannins. Plenty of depth and concentration, though tending to mask nuances. Plenty of length and a touch of alcohol too. Trying really hard to be a Supertuscan, but not close to the class of Sassicaia, for example. (TJ)
80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot. Aged in new French tonneaux. Deep smudgy crimson. Smells sweeter fruited than the 2013 – 2011 was a warmer vintage. More damson and cassis here. But there's a lovely scent of cigar box and pepper here too. The tannins have the thickness of new oak ageing but are starting to resolve to a more chocolate character. Still a way to go. (JH)