Tasting Notes 8 found

Adequately pleasant. Not strong in flavor. (271 views)

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Intensity medium(-). Cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, pepper, cedar, tobacco, medicinal. Acidity medium, tannins medium(+). Finish medium. After 23 years this Crozes-Hermitage still stands much stronger than I had expected, although I would recommend everyone with a bottle in the cellar to consume it shortly as the fruit that is left is likely to fade away. (327 views)

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Dark and brooding. Hard for me to taste. (383 views)

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{cork, 12.5%} Waning garnet. Aged nose of polished leather enlivened with a spicy, dusty-attic kind of aroma. It's all tertiary now, really. Remains quite intense, though; it's not a feeble bouquet. Spicy palate, with aging black fruits, a little white pepper maybe, with some earthiness. Tannins have faded to a memory; the wine is about medium-bodied, no more, and still enjoyable enough to drink without being startling. Not worth keeping longer now. (3900 views)

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Drinking well right now. (4159 views)

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This was very enjoyable, but it was just lacking a bit of front of palate complexity to score higher. It is still holding together well and should be alright for another year or two, but I'd be surprised whether it improved. (4395 views)

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{cork, 12.5%, A$32) Bright red,no bricking. Nose of earth and dirt, developed spice shiraz and classic Rhoney notes (no brett for me). The palate has softened right out now - faint powdery tannins remain, it's acidic enough to keep its structure, has a medium-bodied weight all the way to the back palate; overall it was better than I was expecting. At ten years, no-where much to go, but has held on well. (4339 views)

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Blind Tasted Four Syrah/Shiraz wines, the Reva was the clear winner scoring a 95:
#1 2004 Behrens & Hitchcock Syrah Hommage to Ed Oliveira Alder Springs Vineyard
#2 2003 Mitolo Shiraz G.A.M.
#3 1999 E. Guigal Crozes-Hermitage
#4 2004 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate Vineyard (4803 views)

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