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Tasted: 2, April 2011

Sight
Lemony, greeny hues

Smell
Fruit forward immediately springing out at you. Elderflower dominant, slight peachy notes and a hint of citrus to the background. Maybe even a touch of pineapple at the back more so than citrus.

Taste
The fruit follows from nose to mouth but here it is slightly more subdued, with a waxiness mixing with the citrus notes suggesting lime peel and other citrus skinned fruits. This tends to coat the tongue with the acidity running through leading to a long smooth finish with the fruitiness lasting long on the palate.

8/10

Tasted: 2, April 2011

Sight
Cherry red, plum skin

Smell
The nose is not particularly open but there are hints of cherry and plum and suggestions of spice and oak – but these are subtle. Cherry cough medicine.

Taste
Cherry fruit in the mouth with tannin and acidity in equal measure. The fruit is not that expressive but I suspect this will develop with air. The tannin provides grip and structure in the mouth, but are not particularly dominant. The wine is dry with good acidity and the smooth oak provides a subtle vanilla finish which is medium in length.

7/10

Tasted: 1, April 2011

Sight
Light raspberry red, with ever so slight bricky hues developing.

Smell
Leather notes sitting alongside spicy, jammy red fruits. Perhaps some savouriness towards the background denoting age.

Taste
Fruit forward with tannin and acidity racing just behind. The tannin holds the mouth whilst the acidity runs through providing a mid-long finish of soft red fruits with elegance created through oakiness which provides a roundness to the fairly grippy tannins.

Drinking very nicely on it’s own. Very good with food, especially meat.