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Noon Eclipse Vertical and some excellent Mollydookers
Mersch offices, Giva't Coach
Tasted October 26, 2011 by madia with 381 views
Introduction
An excellent tasting of 2 top McLaren Vale wineries: Noon and Mollydooker. Conducted by Danny from Mersch.
Flight 1 - 2 "entry point" Molydookers (2 notes)
Red
2009 Mollydooker Cabernet Sauvignon The Maitre D’
91 points
Powerful nose – red and dark fruits, with prominent oak. Full bodied, nice sweetness in the palate and nice tannins.
Red
2010 Mollydooker Shiraz The Boxer
92 points
Exquisite nose – ripe fruits, spices and hints of smoke. Mouthfilling and bombastic. With soft tannins, round and balanced. Excellent
Flight 2 - Noon Eclipse Vertical (5 notes)
The order of the wines - suggested by Danny...
Red
2007 Noon Eclipse
93 points
Dark and completely opaque purple color. Bombastic – a lot of ripe fruits, smoke and also a Full bodied but elegant, excellent acidity and predominant tannins assure a few more years of development. Still young!
Red
2008 Noon Eclipse
93 points
Dark and completely opaque purple color, similar to the '07. Also the nose was pretty similar to the '07 (less alcoholic) even though the blend was quite different- ripe fruits, smoke. Full bodied, harmonic and well balanced with excellent acidity. Still very young.
Red
2004 Noon Eclipse
93 points
Exquisite nose, bombastic and powerful. Lots of ripe fruits mixed with smoke. Full, round, soft and enjoyable tannins, well balanced and harmonic. Acidity is not high and the finish a bit bitter. This is the correct time to drink.
Red
2005 Noon Eclipse
94 points
Complex and bombastic nose- the fruit is mixed with flowers and sweetness. Mouth filling and round. Excellent.
Red
2006 Noon Eclipse
94 points
Complex and powerful – ripe fruits and well integrated oak. Full bodied, more tough tah the '05, but with soft and caressing tannins. Excellent.
Flight 3 - 2 great Mollydookers for the finale. (2 notes)
Red
2009 Mollydooker Enchanted Path
94 points
Exquisite and complex nose – a lot of ripe fruits, vanilla and smoky aromas. Full bodied, chewy, very tannic, excellent acidity and a long, long finish.
Red
2009 Mollydooker Shiraz Velvet Glove
95 points
Superb! Bombastic with a lot of everything – fruit, oak, smoke – all in a perfect harmony. Full bodied, almost chewy, round, with an excellent backbone of soft tannins.