Chris O'Hara

9.5

Nose: cherries, plums, mushrooms, licorice, wet wool
Taste: big soy sauce with sour cherries and under-ripe strawberries
The first time I had this, it had aged for about 9 years and the tannins were huge - after aging for 15 years, the tannins have mellowed and opened up a very (VERY) subtle sweetness which complements the umami profile really well. — 18 days ago

Chris O'Hara

8.0

Nose: plums, blackberry, vanilla
Taste: violet, cherry
Medium tannin — a year ago

Chris O'Hara

8.2

Nose: blackberry, dark cherry, black olive brinyness, violet
Taste: dark fruits, liquorice, iron?
Low tannin, low acid. Good, but won't buy again — a year ago

Chris O'Hara

9.5

Nose: plum, black raspberry, cherry, bell pepper, umami sort of mushroom
Taste: nose plus violet, rosemary, smoke?
Light tannin, low acid, very very nice — 20 days ago

Chris O'Hara

8.4

Nose: blackberry, plum, petrol
Taste: sour cherry, violet, rosemary?
Medium tannin, low acidity — a year ago

Chris O'Hara

8.0

Nose: pear, peach, honeysuckle
Taste: apple, nectarine, jasmine
Low acidity, low sugar. Fine, not great. — a year ago

Chris O'Hara

8.0

Nose: peach, white plum, something vaguely like iron?
Taste: peaches, unripe raspberry, some salinity
Low-medium acid, most of it at the finish. Fine. — 2 years ago

Chris O'Hara

9.0

Nose: concentrated dark fruits, violets, pepper stems?
Taste: all the above, plus some mushroom umami
Light tannins, lovely lively wine — 3 months ago

Chris O'Hara

8.0

Nose: cherries, plums, vanilla
Taste: unripe dark fruits, nutmeg?, dark chocolate
Medium - light tannin
Not really sure what I think of this, maybe past it's prime in 2025, although with a bottle top I'm not sure how it would change, barring yeast consuming the residual sugars. — 8 months ago

Chris O'Hara

8.9

Nose: blackberry, blueberry, liquorice, dark chocolate, leather
Taste: all the fruits on the nose in jam form, violets, chocolate
Strong tannin, medium-high acid — a year ago