but unlike vintages of ten years ago

indeed the word Zen describes the gorgeously well-balanced finish

This will probably always be chewy and I have put the drinking window earlier than it might otherwise be to avoid the risk of this drying out with extended bottle age

intense and powerful

palate-staining cassis

Croft, Vintage other_regions but unlike vintages of tenThe 2009 Croft has a tightly wound bouquet of blackberry, black plum, and touches of glycerine and graphite that are well defined but persistently broody. The palate is full bodied with a burly, powerful entry. There is real structure and presence here a Croft packed full of spicy black fruit with white peppers generously sprinkled over the finish. This is an ambitious Croft that could become a future legend or might trip over its untrammeled