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93
JAMES SUCKLING: "A firm and silky young wine with beautiful currants, blackberries, cedar and tobacco. Full-bodied, juicy and long. Love the lively acidity and freshness to this. Fine tannin structure. Higher percentage of cabernet sauvignon in the blend this year gives it a pretty pureness."
17,5
WEINWISSER: "Purpur mit rubinrotem Rand. Durch finessenreiches Bouquet mit dunkel- und blaubeeriger Frucht, feiner Würze, Oliven und einem Touch Veilchen. Eleganter Gaumen mit gewisser Finesse, feingeschliffenem Tannin und schöner Frische, die zu einem zweiten Glas animiert. Ein wie so oft ausgezeichneter Weinwert."
92
DECANTER: "This majors on floral aromatics, as can often be the case with the 2017s as it is a lighter-framed vintage than the two preceding years. As I felt when tasting in bottle last November, the fruit is autumnal and appealing, with soft tannins and touches of hawthorn and brambles. Carefully handed, with impressive aromatics and the trademark finesse. 50% new oak. Harvest a full two weeks earlier than in 2010, finishing on September 30. Drinking Window 2020 - 2027"
91
FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, zarter dunkler Nougat, ein Hauch von Kräuterwürze, etwas Liebstöckl, schwarze Kirschen. Mittlerer Körper, rote Kirschen, integrierte Tannine, zitroniger Touch, mineralisch und anhaftend, Johannisbeeren im Nachhall."
91
THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Elegant, fresh, forward, sweet and fruity, with a nice purity to its red berries, you can enjoy this for its elegant styling in its youth, or age it for more of its floral complexities."