Ruby in color. This was pop and pour. The nose is nice with raspberries and milk chocolate. Slight alcohol. On the palate, this is very good if not great. Milk chocolate covered dried raspberries. Some heat. Not the depth or complexity of other vintages for this house. Heat on the finish.
From a 375ml bottle. A bit of Port at the end of a nice dinner with a bit of chocolate is a lovely treat. Since I didn't plan ahead, this was pop and pour and really deserved better, but so it goes. Purple in color, ruby at the rim. Even from this format, this bottle was not showing much age at 28 years from vintage. The nose has cherries, milk chocolate covered raisins and slight dried cranberry notes. On the palate, this is sweet, but not as much as expected given the producer. Lively acidity. Nice cherry fruit. Some heat on the finish (air will help this). Probably at its peak
This wine, at age 30, is just about at peak. Beautiful wine. Inky purple, ruby at the rim, opaque and bright. The nose is nice with cherries and chocolate covered raisins. Full bodied. Sweet but not too. On the palate, chocolate covered cherries. Complex. Delicious. Long finish. Slightly noticeable alcohol. This should continue to drink well for at least another decade. Great on its own, with a cigar, this will also work well with a chocolate dessert.
Deep garnet in color, mostly opaque and bright. The nose has milk chocolate covered raisins. Full bodied. Viscous. On the palate, slightly sweet with milk chocolate covered raisins. Tasty. Some depth. Some heat on the finish. This is at or just past peak. Drink up. Nice on its own and worked well with Blue Cheese.
Deep ruby in color, mostly opaque and bright. The nose is nice with black raspberries, slight chocolate and a bit of spice. Medium bodied. Slightly sweet. Good acidity. On the palate, black raspberry and slight blueberry fruit. Long finish. Tasty. This is drinking well on its own and would work nicely with a chocolate dessert. Drink over the next ten years.
A bit lighter in style than say the '94 or '00 vintages, but drinking well nevertheless. Inky purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose has black raspberries and chocolate covered raisins. Medium to full bodied. Good acidity. On the palate, slightly sweet chocolate covered cherries. There is a nice depth and complexity. Drink over the next ten years. A nice match with a chocolate dessert.
