L.J. scored this wine: 93/100
The wine is deep ruby, dry, medium acidity at most, smooth and silky tannin and a pronounce aroma of dark fruit (primarily cherry), black pepper, savoury herbs like rosemary and thyme, black olive, a nice meaty and savoury note and black licorice.Heaven in the mouth! Paired wonderfully with foccacia studded with rosemary sprigs, roasted garlic and red peppers, and good olive oil and lamb koftas drizzled with rosemary infused olive oil. Iberico cheese with rosemary crusted rind was wonderful too. Wonderful on it's own too. Madagascar 65% dark chocolate from Stubbe was the best dark chocolate with it (tasted 4 other single origin chocolates). Purchased in 2022 and tasted October 2025; well worth the wait and the enhanced flavour from extra age in bottle.