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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2018 and 2027 (based on 29 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 17 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Mic Mac on 8/7/2020: This was really good. Powerful but balanced and absolutely delicious! (383 views) | | | Tasted by larsum on 11/23/2019 & rated 85 points: Should have been opened earlier. (469 views) | | | Tasted by AURUM on 3/3/2018 & rated 87 points: Very fruit forward Aussie Shiraz. Dark berries, eucalyptus, violets and cassis. Full bodied, good acidity with very soft tannins. Well made but not as interesting as expected. (877 views) | | | Tasted by martijnkriens on 11/17/2017 & rated 89 points: Slightly soft and lacking vibrancy but layered. Slightly tertiary for its age. Still a nice one (787 views) | | | Tasted by AnonymousCoward on 10/26/2017 & rated 89 points: Big, bold. Plenty of dark berries, white pepper and a hint of mint on the expressive nose. Tannins are smooth but present. The finish is long, smooth but slightly herbaceous. Tasted over two nights, and definitely better on night two, so I suspect this has plenty of years ahead of it (878 views) | | | Tasted by AnonymousCoward on 8/14/2016 & rated 88 points: Dense purple colour. Fruity nose. Dark fruits on the palate, with a slightly bitter herbal note to finish. Medium tannins. Still early, and wil benefit from aging. Nice, but not amazing at this stage (963 views) | | | Tasted by Markus IWC on 6/14/2016 & rated 83 points: Nice smooth Australian Syrah styled Shiraz. Slightly jammy and perfumed but overall well balanced, not too hot or high on alcohol. Red berries on the nose, medium body, silky mouthfeel. (315 views) | | | Tasted by Delectable Blue on 6/12/2016 & rated 82 points: Unfortunately this wine reminds me too much of the Wolf Blass Grey Label I tipped down the sink last week. At $31 a bottle from VinoMofo I was expecting greatness, but all I get is a cold glass of disappointment. This wine is much better structured than the wolf blass, but there is simply not enough sweetness in the fruit to counterbalance the underling salinity of the wine. The VM tasting notes promise a wine "heady with spiced red plum and cherry flavours", but all I get is a thin saline, slightly iodised flavour of something that might be fruit related. Probably more accurate is the winemakers note that there is "Potent herb infused fruit on attack". There is certainly a potent herbal complexity to the wine, with layer upon layer of green herbal notes (predominately sage) along with underlying tar notes. But I just can't get past that iodised salinity on the front of the palate. It tastes like I should be gargling with it for medicinal purposes. Sadly my first VinoMofo return.
P.S. That salinity in the wine meant that it paired exquisitely with food, but on its own it was just too unbalanced. (1007 views) |
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