Croft, Vintage other_regions It is a tour de

It is a tour de force

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

fennel and star anise

Giving up terrific notes of blackberries

The 2000 is not especially subtle or nuanced

Croft, Vintage other_regions It is a tour deThe 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