Continuing our British Airways tasting notes theme, I took the following notes last October on their collection of maturing red bordeaux. The image (visible on the home page) is one of the hundreds of distinctly superior bottle shots on Berry Bros' website. The wines are listed in the order tasted.
Deep crimson with hardly any evolution. Sweet and rich on the...
Very deep crimson. Rather odd wood note. Then well behaved...
A slightly grey look to this. Sweet and a bit simple. Very light...
Healthy crimson. Nicely melded on the nose. Lovely freshness and...
Very dark crimson. Nicely silky nose – really Margaux. Silky...
Dark and brooding. Still a bit of oak on the nose. Very backward...
Mid depth of crimson. Slightly harsh nose but easy and fresh...
Smudgy crimson. Fruity and a bit simple. Sweet and easy and a...
Dark and glossy. Correct and quite intense. Soft and smooth –...
Mild ruby. Light, fully developed nose. Juicy sweet fruit. ...
Dark glowing crimson. Sweet, easy and glossy with a hint of...
Bright crimson. Lightly charred, smoky note. Pretty lightweight...
Very dark for a 2002. Scented. Sweet start and definitely not...
With quite a bit of evolution at the rim. Really quite a lot of...
Dark ruby with considerable evolution at the rim. Lightly funky...
Rather pale ruby. Vibrant fruit. Very correct though in lesser...
Dark and rich on the nose. A little funky on the nose but lovely...
Dark crimson and very lively and meaty on the nose. Very nice...
Lively ruby. Something a little bit reminiscent of charcoal on...
Big and beefy and still very young and even quite raw. Still...
