Clear brass-yellow colour proclaims maturity, but the aroma is of a perfectly ripe McIntosh wearing banana cologne. Medium bodied with a pleasant lemony acidity, it’s a tropical fruit salad in your mouth. Perfectly mature now, it will drink well to 2016, maybe longer. Outstanding with a delicate fish.
Clear medium-deep garnet. The nose is faint but one can smell tart cherries and raspberries, raw tobacco and a bit of green tomato. On the palate it is medium-bodied, sophisticated and well-balanced with cherry and plum aromas accompanied by soft tannins. Ready to drink now.
A rich, Merlot-driven Grand Cru from a great vintage. Dense purple in colour with a cedary nose of blueberries and vanilla oak and a grace note of rose petals. Full-bodied, dry, richly extracted plum and blueberry flavours that fill the palate. Hold 3 to 5 years.
The ruby-garnet tint is a sign of evolution. Dried fruits and a good deal of oak (vanilla, soft spices) on the nose. Rather firm on the palate, but there is a good deal of fruity extract to wrap the fine tannins. Finish is very firm. It will evolve further.
Ruby colour with a bouquet of cherries, spicy oak and a floral top note. A fuller style of red Burgundy, ripe with gentle tannins; age-worthy, already showing an excellent aging potential.
Very complex nose unfolds developed, refined dark fruit, fine spice and a whiff of minty herb. Lightly sweet ripe dark fruit flavours show blackberry and blackcurrant, supported by solid but approachable tannins with a lick of dark chocolate on the medium length finish.
Organic. Suspended fine particles in a deep garnet background. Medium-intensity, mature nose of blueberries, raisins and a touch of soy sauce. Medium-bodied, tasting of tart cranberries and raspberries. Tannins, alcohol and acidity are all prominent but the fruit is fading. Drink up.