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I've gone back through my notes on this to see how it has progressed over the las 3 years or so, and the pattern is very encouraging.

A lot of the old notes talk about charry oak, ut with time I'm noting this less and less. On he bottle I opened last night I have the oak squarely in the background and the fruit to the fore. nice wine now for the money, $14 at the time!

Lovely plum and blackberry fruit, slightly licorice like. Warm cuddly finish showing the alcohol slightly. Not loaded with nuance and complexity, but still a lovely fruit basket, still very enjoyable, still killer VFM. Great quaffing in the mid teens. 87/100.

Cheers

Andrew

Andrew,

Thanks for the TN, I keep hearing how they are stretching the volumes with young vine material, but the price hasn't changed for years and it's still a reliable and enjoyable wine for those that like the style. I do and it's one of my fairly regular buys and good vintages will cellar for 10 years or so, the 1996 is drinking at it's peak for my taste.

Red Bigot wrote:Andrew,

Thanks for the TN, I keep hearing how they are stretching the volumes with young vine material, but the price hasn't changed for years and it's still a reliable and enjoyable wine for those that like the style. I do and it's one of my fairly regular buys and good vintages will cellar for 10 years or so, the 1996 is drinking at it's peak for my taste.

I tihnk you're right Brian, these will last a lot longer than the 5 years I've had them, the 00 hasn't picked up a lot in the way of secondary characters yet.

If I didnt have a cellar bursting full I'd pick up some 02's ....

cheers

Andrew