Croft, Vintage other_regions -- Neal Martin

-- Neal Martin

Many are quick to dismiss it given the difficulties of the growing season that saw abundant rain

tasting stripped

It is a tour de force

Croft, Vintage other_regions -- Neal MartinThe 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