(2009) Nice creamy oak, with a touch of briar and good raspberry and strawberry fruit. The palate is smooth, creamy and juicy, with plenty of ripe, red berry fruits but again the structure is subtle but there, adding some grip and freshness with good acidity.
(2009) Has that schisty, dry, cherry and slightly liquoricy quality. Lovely clean and ripe fruit. The palate has that backstop of liquorice and dark, edgy tannin, but the cherry and plum fruit fills in. Good balance and a nice, long finish.
(2009) This has a nice peppery, black fruited Syrah character, with plenty of juicy fruit on the palate, but there's a nice stripe of tannin and lovely chocolaty richness that fills in on the finish. Long and savoury, and showing some real character.
(2009) Very careful grape selection. A little herbal lift to this, with good black fruit coming through and cedary notes. The palate has lovely cherry fruit and a creaminess and dense quality with really good tannins, a touch of fudge and a dense finish.
(2009) Amarone style, with canes cut and grapes left to dry on the vine. Currant, prune and raspberry notes, very Amarone style. The palate has good fruit - lovely silky chocolate and that bite of cherry into a powerful but coffee-ish finish. Fabulous and crazy.
(2009) Blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc and Rhine Riesling. Fresh if slightly neutral, leading onto a palate with juicy citrus and a touch of melon.
(2009) A touch of eucalyptus and menthol, with ripe blackcurrant fruit coming through. The palate has a big, dry structure but it is relatively light-bodied, finishing crisply.
(2009) From Transylvanian fruit. Little leafy notes to citrus, with lots of lemon beneath. On the palate it has a slightly disappointing neutrality, the Sauvignon character not singing through, but a general lemony character and a bit of phenolic harshness.
(2009) From Transylvanian fruit. Oak is nicely mealy and rich, with a touch of vanilla and a certain nuttiness. White fruit on the palate, quite full-bodied with a bit of texture and melon and apple fruit, and a straightforward but tangy, juicy finish.
(2009) Nicely aromatic, with pleasant pear and apple, with a touch of nettle. Quite soft and juicy on the palate, very easy to quaff, with a gentle lemony finish.
