Community Tasting Note

• graemeg wrote:

  November 5, 2012 - NobleRottersSydney - 1996 South Aust reds (Alio's, Surry Hills): [cork, 13%] {DavidM} Opened as a back-up, with so many earlier disappointments; all this did was add to them. A dark green olive note; developing, but dark and subdued aromas constituted the nose. The palate was lean and mean; has some leafy cabernet-derived black fruits in an aged way; soft gritty tannins, about medium-bodied weight, and a washed-out, short finish. Oh dear. As it turned out, this was a harbinger of Lindemans Coonawarra for the following ten years. Another dud, although I suspect this is a typical example, unlike the night’s previous poor bottles.

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