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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 50 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Easter Everywhere on 8/30/2021: Very good. (1183 views) | | | Tasted by thebonnydooner on 10/24/2020 & rated 88 points: Opened to have a glass with some cheese. Just popped and poured. Not very expressive upon opening. Maybe a tinge of cork taint in the background (like the last bottle) but at least initially did not show any sparkle on the palate. Palate is decent but no more. Some sweet blackberry and cherry fruit, clearly ripe and rich, but lacking some substance, finish is almost thin despite the weight. Dry fine tannins. Decent acidity. Still a nice wine, but glad I opened with some cheese rather than with some company..... (1356 views) | | | Tasted by thebonnydooner on 8/5/2020: Interesting and a little different. Pretty fresh, some complexity, loads of blackberry and red cherry, some licorice, tobacco. After some time showed some VA and regressed..... :( (1383 views) | | | Tasted by bubblewitz on 7/10/2020 & rated 93 points: Plum, spice, smooth (1384 views) | | | Tasted by Magnolian on 3/29/2020 & rated 88 points: Decanted 45 minutes. Slight bricking. Has lost a step since prior bottle. Nicely integrated sweet and sour red fruits, but a touch faded, with minimal acidity. Not terrible but past its peak. (1492 views) | | | Tasted by KVM on 1/2/2020: The smell of vinegar - oops! slightly oxidized but still dominated by sweet dark fruit. (1063 views) | | | Tasted by barrkel on 10/20/2019 & rated 90 points: Latest bottle was quite tasty, per early notes. (857 views) | | | Tasted by barrkel on 7/12/2019 & rated 88 points: My latest bottle, cork closure, doesn't have much fruit and the 15.5% alcohol dominates. Alcohol nose, slightly sour alcohol flavour with a hint of green and some sweetness. I couldn't drink much more than one glass, which was with food. (882 views) | | | Tasted by KVM on 5/22/2019: Very dark. Blackberries, cooked beet, clove. Richly textured, smoky, bacon, black fruit palate. Long enough with a little heat. Tannin is resolved. (1081 views) | | | Tasted by barrkel on 2/5/2019 & rated 92 points: Concentrated blueberry fragrance, hint of green, tingly tongue of acid, and body from the alcohol. Mild tannins. This is rich, tasty and indulgent. Not over the top, but I wouldn't call it elegant. A treat. (1037 views) | | | Tasted by KVM on 12/6/2018: Very dark red with heavy sediment. Nose is fruit, perfume and vanilla. There is oak in this but all the fruit, menthol, smoke handles it well. Not monstrous but well concentrated, delicious and balanced. (1043 views) | | | Tasted by Magnolian on 9/23/2018 & rated 92 points: Complex red fruit flavors have matured and mellowed nicely. Several years left. (1070 views) | | | Tasted by winoma on 7/14/2018 & rated 91 points: Still lots of life left. Huge fruit - almost a bit syrupy but a crowd pleaser. (1379 views) | | | Tasted by winoma on 7/13/2018 & rated 91 points: Lovely crowd pleaser. High alcohol but nice balance and good fruit. A winner. (1276 views) | | | Tasted by Easter Everywhere on 6/17/2018: Profuse fruit, quite good, should hang for a while (1146 views) | | | Tasted by SimonHea on 1/28/2018 & rated 92 points: Deep Ruby but not quite glass staining. A nose giving cassis (yes, I know it’s a Shiraz but it smells of cassis OK?), tar, pencil shavings and an eraser from an old woodwork box, black plums, bramble, damsons, blueberry jam (the high fruit, low sugar type), a hint of prune and another of smoke.
On the palate; a whacking huge mouthfeel with black plums, cooked plums, bramble, ripe blueberries, tobacco, toast, slightly charred wood and a touch of smoke. Warm from the 15.5% abv but nothing unpleasant. (1201 views) | | | Tasted by winoma on 7/12/2017 & rated 90 points: Drinking well. Crowd pleaser with lovely fruit, balance and weight to the wine. (1772 views) | | | Tasted by Andrew67 on 4/17/2017 & rated 89 points: This time I found the intensity of the fruit a little overpowering, with not enough other elements to counter-balance. Overall disappointing - hopefully its just a bottle thing. (1663 views) | | | Tasted by Parko82 on 8/13/2016 & rated 91 points: Lush ripe blackberries, licorice, vanilla and a little spice..
Velvety tannins, nice length and well balanced. Drink over the next 2 or 3 years.. (2627 views) | | | Tasted by Andrew67 on 3/15/2016 & rated 91 points: Very concentrated for a Heathcote shiraz. Lots of fruit, but at the same time some nice spice. The acidity is still quite pronounced, which could be a problem with the fruit, but the tannins manage to keep it in balance. There are definitely a few more years in this. The fruit needs the acidity and vice versa. There is a risk that they evolve at different paces but for now it works. (2971 views) | | | Tasted by Italiana on 3/13/2016: Deep purple. Rich fruit, full body, resolved tannins, carries its alcohol well. Another enjoyable, if fairly heavy, bottle of wine. (2843 views) | | | Tasted by Italiana on 3/11/2016: Drinking nicely. Forceful, but not overly aggressive. (2396 views) | | | Tasted by Italiana on 3/3/2016: Drinkable enough, just neither very lively or nuanced. (2215 views) | | | Tasted by cobystilp on 12/7/2015 & rated 91 points: Smoky. You can smell burnt red fruit underneath. (1598 views) | | | Tasted by majamke on 5/31/2015: Warm climate Shiraz, especially when aged in new American oak, used to be a favourite of mine. Probably 10 years ago now. It's fair to say that my palate has moved on, but I still have some of these lurking in the cellar. This Tatiarra is a prime example of the style. There is some quality fruit in there, but it's shrouded in bold, brash oak. 15.5% alcohol just adds to the dilemma. There are some really nice glimmers of blackcurrant and blueberry. Even some road tar like charred oak which is fine. But then it finishes with wood tannins, like you've been sucking grape juice through an oak beam. (1788 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By James Halliday
Halliday Wine Companion (11/24/2008)
(Domaines Tatiarra Cambrian Heathcote Shiraz) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, July/August 2008, IWC Issue #139
(Tatiarra Cambrian Shiraz Heathcote) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jon Rimmerman
Garagiste (2/22/2008)
(CAMBRIAN Tatiarra) Weekend SPECIAL Dear Friends, I know we already had our Friday Special but this was just confirmed and it was too good of a price to pass up (so, I'll call it the Weekend Special). If you acquired this wine at a higher tariff, you may want to think about doubling down - it’s that good. Any way you slice it, this is just an amazing price on the current release and it is as direct form the source as you can get in the US. One of my favorite wines year in and year out climbs to new heights in 2006 - a standout in any company, the Cambrian is one of only a handful of Australian Shiraz that can pummel nearly any wine, from any region of the wine world - even Hermitage. If you are looking for the best of the best but don’t want to pay a fortune for the top-tier, here you go. For more information, including a quote by your’s truly (without my consent), please see Nick’s review (we have no relation to Nick’s): https://www.nicks.com.au/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductId=479139 VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for outstanding quality, precision, and reflection of ancient site-place - not to mention incredible varietal tone. ONE SHIPMENT ONLY at this price with perfect provenance 2006 Tatiarra Cambrian Shiraz (Victoria) Please give us your maximum number and we will allocate accordingly Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Aus7277 | By Jon Rimmerman
Garagiste (12/6/2007)
(Tatiarra CAMBRIAN) 2006 Tatiarra Dear Friends, Over the last five vintages I’ve bestowed every possible accolade on this wine that I could muster - it is what it is: one of the greatest wines in the world. We pioneered this wine in the US 4-5 years ago (in The Big Australian Review) and I’m happy to see it has earned the respect it so dooly deserves - from the toughest critics: you. The 2006 vintage is in very limited supply (only a few retailers will have the 2006 as compared to previous vintages) and it will probably be the most admired of the Cambrian series for its sheer wall of rock personality (I think there are only 100 cases of the 2006 coming to the US - as opposed to several thousand for something like Grange so take note). Where the Pressings has more of a round character within the wall of rock, this is just plain stone-faced with an elegance that is like Margaux of Shiraz - it should age for a long time. Think 2005 Cambrian mixed with something like Palmer and you will be close. An incredible achievement for any wine producing region of the world. See this link - it pretty much says it all (we have no relation): https://www.nicks.com.au/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductId=479139 VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED as one of the greatest wines produced in the world (and I’m hardly a Shiraz fan): 2006 Tatiarra Cambrian Shiraz (WA92-95) Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Aus1410 |
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