April 17, 2024 - Excellent fruit with attractive spice. A deep, complex, very long palate with plenty of soft acidity and mature tannin. Well worth keeping to this age to allow it to show its strengths. Good with food and equally rewarding on its own. 89+
June 25, 2023 - Another year of development and it showed good red and black fruits and some spice on the nose, as before. Juicy acidity and tannins meant that it was good with food. Afterwards, not so good; the acidity and tannin seemed too prominent and gave the palate a slightly ‘hard’ edge.
Note. After 24h+ the dark damson fruit was more forward and the acid/tannin softer and better balanced. I have raised my score by a point.
We tasted another bottle in late September 2023 and, given 2-3 hours to open and soften a little, it was excellent both with food and, later, on its own. Half a bottle was at least as good next day. This wine has legs. 89+
June 10, 2023 - Drank this with my spouse at Cameron Highlands Resort, Cameron Highlands.
Dark purple in colour with notes of black currants. Some blueberries, milk chocolate and liquorice. Definitely needs food to bring out the best in the wine.
Was hoping for a bit more excitement from The Footbolt. Lacks the intensity, concentration and complexity to be a great wine.
May 28, 2023 - Very tasty Shiraz. Medium body and pure, dark fruit flavors. Would buy again for sure.
March 4, 2023 - Vg
July 22, 2022 - As before, this was immediately approachable with good fruit and some spice on the nose. Fragrant red and black fruits with plenty of juicy acidity. The tannins had softened after a couple more years and the wine accompanied food very well. This is developing nicely. It was bought on a Cunard Cruise Ship on the basis of our enjoyment at home earlier.
November 12, 2021 - 89/90. Has decent aromas of blackberries, liquorice, cherries, cedar and leather with pepper hints. Its medium bodied solid lightly peppery +cedary chewy black, forest fruits and cherries palate ends longish, fresh and tapering. 14.5%. Decent value at 15 Euros. Drink up soon. I'm unsure how long this can keep. A bit old world in style like a Guigal Cotes du Rhone.
October 23, 2021 - Hue deep purple. Nice nose-- dark fruits, jammy, spice, pepper. Dry, full body, dark fruit. Nice juice-- with or without fruit. Popped and poured this bottle. Wine is great option for the price. Enjoyed (and surprised).
August 1, 2021 - Blakc fruits, plum, some oak and a little whiff of pepper. Smooth fruit and tannins combination.
July 14, 2021 - Fruity, with peppers and olives. Good acidity. Nice little wine.