I loved the previous bottle in last August and hence had some expectations when opened another recently. The months passed did not do a favour to this wine, it closed up – I often experience this with young Southern Rhone reds, so probably it should not come as a surprise…

Muted and does not really comes through, dumb phase? The concentration is there, aromas did not change much, but the intensity and the fruits are dialed down considerably. Tannin sticks out a bit, too. This tasted a lot better eight months ago. Will it open up again? 84 points.