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Yum - decanted for one hour before tasting (30 views)

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Wow, a great example of an aged Barossa Shiraz. Full bodied with soft tannins. Stewed plum, cherry with vanilla and cinnamon undertones. Enjoyed with slow roasted lamb for Easter Sunday lunch. (21 views)

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Pitch dark and still very young-looking in the glass. nose somewhat restrained, but plums and a lavender poured out after a good swirl. In the palate this is dense, with youthful acidity, black pepper, plums, bramble, earthy notes - still fresh and young, with medium tannins and a long ending with oak in it.
High-quality Australian Shiraz for sure - I had high expectations and this bottle met them all. 2002 is clearly a great vintage for Australia - and I am happy I have 5 more bottles of this beauty. Great now, will continue to develop for a while IMO and while last at least another decade at peak. (65 views)

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See note from earlier this month - big and luscious and red. Yum! (136 views)

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One of the few wines from Colonial Estate I've had that does not suffer from being ponderous, where the heaviness suffocates brightness, vivacity, and freshness, akin to someone's butt sitting on your face. The nose is laced with inviting rather than mushy fruit. The tannin is actually drying instead of being sticky tar. The acidity makes the wine self-cleaning instead of being cloying. The alcohol is barely noticeable rather than leaving a burn everywhere. Blackberry and black currant make the wine delicious. Overall, a big, smooth, and concentrated Cabernet Sauvignon that is delightfully enjoyable, that could pass for being from Howell Mountain or Spring Mountain in Napa California. (142 views)

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Rich plum, red berries. Very rich classic Barossa Shiraz. Lovely balance with tannins subdued. (143 views)

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Fruity, sweet well balanced and long finish. Drinking very well (213 views)

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Nearly four years since last bottle, and this my last….

Cork broke on removal, otherwise no further sig of aging; still hints of browning on rim, but fruit, acidity and tannins still holding well, so good for a few years yet

Decanted one hour

Perfect with peppersteak casserole (154 views)

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Decanted one hour, low to mid 60’s F

Lovely blackcurrant nose, maybe a hint of wood on end

Soft smooth tannins, ripe acidity holding well

Good for several years yet

Delicious (266 views)

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Good mouth filling wine with oak finish. I like it but find it difficult to define. This is young but I am not sure that it is a candidate for years of cellaring. We will see (157 views)

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Got better and better with age. Drinking very well in 2023 (147 views)

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jammy...i liked it (392 views)

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Bruiser, plump and concentrated, brambly, jammy, slightly peppery and potpourri scented. Thick. A real cocktail of a wine, in terms of alcohol. Well constructed, but hard to imagine enjoying more than a glass or two. (238 views)

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Auction purchase

Showing brownish. Tertiary notes,

Initially savoury, then an explosion of pepper and spice

Drink up (351 views)

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I don’t know that is drinking well but it’s presenting as an old Italian possibly montepulciano (271 views)

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