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  18.5 / 20

  Edward Ragg Wine Blogger   Apr 22, 2009

  Appearance: darkish purple-red, marked orange rim. Nose: delicate savoury first nose combining leather, tea, myriad spices and other aromas born of age and the interaction of oak and fruit. Undeniably complex. Palate: quite drying, but not astringent, almost dusty mellowing tannins with acidity still medium but more overt as the fruit has died down to some extent. Certainly, there’s less of the bright fruit core which the 1995 still possesses. Balanced high alcohol and very good length. Conclusion: 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot, the wine spent 18 months in new French oak and is drinking beautifully now. On the evidence of the magnum we tasted, I would...  more

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