Being in the midst of trying to contain a bout of high blood sugars, alcohol consumption is not a good idea and should be frowned upon by all and sundry (including moi), but in this case I had my parents over for fish and salad earlier in the week, opening this bottle for them and I have been drinking about 50-60ml/per day over the last three days. The most surprising aspect of this outstanding wine's evolution is there's no downside! In fact, I thought it better tonight than when first opened and without the faintest hint of oxidation - quite remarkable for a wine that's already been worked aplenty at the winery.
Boasting an attractive, glowing youthful straw colour; lifted aromatics of spicy new oak, bacon fat, meal, some leesy barrel reduction over subdued grapefruit, nectarine and guava fruit and a superbly delineated, tight and focussed palate offering up a terrific array of citrus, stonefruits and complex nutty, leesy characters with the barest suggestion of butter and butterscotch. And to round things out, there's plenty of bright integrated acidity to maintain freshness as well as an invigorating lengthy departure. My only criticism was an intitial burst of astringency in the finish on day one, that dissipated over the first hour and has not been seen since. One could be tempted to think this of Burgundian ancestry if unaware of its identity - it could pass as a superior Puligny 1er Cru, 6-8 years of age. An extremely impressive effort with some time up its sleeve for further improvement. Drink now-2012+. Screwcap 13.5% A/V. 92 points