81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot. A serious, dense and weighty wine which was initially fairly dumb on the nose. A little aeration gave up blackberry, woodsmoke, plum and vanilla. The palate has a lush texture and different layers and a lot of complexity. One of the biggest and best wines we tasted all week it seemed to have the sex appeal that many sadly lacked - one of the wines of the wines of the vintage and should drink well between 2015-2030. 17.6 points (out of 20)

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Robert Parker,
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"Deep purple and light nose - you do have to concentrate to find the first growth nature of this. Dense with a dry finish and some fine tannins. Just a little dilute but the fruit is ripe enough (even if the tannins aren't quite). Almost opulent - certainly good round fruit. Just a bit stringy on the finish. Cool and light after the 2006... Big mistake to serve the 2006 alongside! So much more there... 18-- points (out of 20)."

Jancis Robinson,
www.jancisrobinson.com
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"Wonderful perfumes of flowers, currant, blackberry and violet. Full-bodied, with very fine tannins and a caressing texture. Long and balanced. Very, very pretty. 90-93 points."

James Suckling,
Wine Spectator
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