"Smells younger than the 99! Tea and figs and something incredible tangy. Coffee. But the astounding thing is the freshness. And the spice. And the complexity. And the texture. Oolong, dates, chocolate, salt and shimmer. I want to go to bed with this wine … If the 1999 was a sculpture, the 1969 is like a national museum, a massive colonnaded building broached by marble steps and filled with light and shadows, edifices and crannies, vaults and ringing corridors and dust and treasures. It is also a wine that deserves hours and hours, silent conversations, listening and contemplation. !
19.5pts Tamlyn Currin, Jancis Robinson.com
"Velvet-textured and full of walnut, date and dried fig flavours. A harmonious wine, with dry woody and umami notes and a gentle rancio undercurrent. So concentrated and intense. Surprisingly structured, with chewy tannins and plentiful acidity and a long finish." — Drinking window: 2024 - 2030.
97 points, Matt Walls, Decanter
Wines due to ship in October 2025
