I recently saw a comment from tannin suggesting this wine is a freak, a wine “walking the line between genius and madness”. I had to try my last bottle; it had to be done. Initially, this wine was looking like a candidate for the sink: stewed plums and spice, stalks, white and black pepper, compost, full and rounded, herbal, soft fruits, a wild feral Heathcliffe character, a bit of varnish, rank vegetables and an acetic finish. I was not really sure what to make of it; did I like it or not? After a couple of hours it had settled down, with juicy fruit emerging, and a lovely texture, stalk, raspberries and plums, almost meaty like a steak freshly cooked on the barbeque, but was still a bit vegetal and stalky. The finish is dry; an odd wine indeed but very enjoyable.

Rated : 90 Points
Tasted : Feb07
Alcohol : 14.5%
Closure : Cork
Drink : 2007 - 2010