Decanted and let breath for three hours. Classic Southing with an incredibly long finish. Still a lot of structure..hour 4-5 is when it finished integrating. Drink now but has at least another 3-5 years of peak drinking.
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20 min in the glass is all that’s needed. Fully integrated tannins and unmistakably new world with that prominent cherry you don’t taste in burgundy. A well balanced wine that’s certainly in its prime and likely beginning a slow decline. Best consumed within the next year. This bottle was purchased on release and stored properly since.
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Nice but definitely preferred the Tawse Gevrey I had before this. Not a shock given my current preferences but this was reasonably restrained and not too big so was still very good. Fruit holding up well so this can still go for a bit although don’t really seeing it improving.
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3/23/2024 - PMTinfv Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted and let breath for three hours. Classic Southing with an incredibly long finish. Still a lot of structure..hour 4-5 is when it finished integrating. Drink now but has at least another 3-5 years of peak drinking.
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3/10/2024 - PB wino wrote: 95 Points
Drank with lobster taco and Salmon. Still bright with cherry notes, garique and licorice. A few good years a head.
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2/12/2024 - nicole_valencic@yahoo.com Likes this wine: 95 Points
Tasting really well right now – probably has quite a few more years, but at its peak
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12/4/2023 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 92 Points
20 min in the glass is all that’s needed. Fully integrated tannins and unmistakably new world with that prominent cherry you don’t taste in burgundy. A well balanced wine that’s certainly in its prime and likely beginning a slow decline. Best consumed within the next year. This bottle was purchased on release and stored properly since.
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11/23/2023 - yeti575rider wrote: 91 Points
Nice but definitely preferred the Tawse Gevrey I had before this. Not a shock given my current preferences but this was reasonably restrained and not too big so was still very good. Fruit holding up well so this can still go for a bit although don’t really seeing it improving.
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