I tried this wine at the Wine and Dine Festival over the weekend. It was one of those eagerly awaited bottles, so where the scheduled time comes, there was a good long queue forming. I did not come early, so I ended up tasting the tail end of the bottle. The problem with this is that the bottle never gets properly breathed and then the wine will not be at its best.
Even with this caveat, I find the wine a little disappointing. Ruby garnet in colour, the nose was meaty and fruity but with a slightly green leafy note. There was sweet fruity with a touch of spice on the palate, well supported by an acid backbone, but somehow there was still this lingering hint of leaf. It is unusual to find any hints pf green in a well-aged wine and at 25 yrs old, I think leafy notes or hints of greenness should well have disappeared. Maybe it was even worse when it was younger! I am glad I did not buy any of it then.
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