Richly aromatic nose is fragrant, sweet spiced & maturing w/ lovely bouquet of stewed dark berries & Damson plums, dried floral & cherries, leather & forest floor. Full-ish bodied palate offers maturing flavours of dark berry, red & black cherry, fine sweet spices, some dried cherry & florals, savoury forest floor & leather. Acids are juicy & succulent. Fine, dusty textured tannins are structured & still a few more years away from fully resolving. Intriguing salty & leafy herb notes on mid-palate. Complex & still evolving, w/ dried cherry & mineral notes on long, juicy finish. Tasted Dec. 2023.

Aged Bordeaux at a good value, 14 years so let's see what we have here. Tons of sediment in the bottle, aromas of plum, red chili peppers, prune, and some earthy aromas.

Juicy red plum, leather, coffee, molasses, balsamic, and orange peel. I do enjoy these dominant Left Bank Merlot's.- Jan 2024