May 29, 2009 - What a delight. The "experts" say the bottle should have been consumed by 2005. We drank it with filets and it was fabulous!!!
November 18, 2008 - sorry to see the last bottle go.
August 13, 2008 - K ok to drink initially quite harsh then softened with air time
December 11, 2007 - better than last bottle,
April 14, 2007 - Opened and tasted. A lovely blackberry musk nose. Flavors are dark, with graphite and bark and dark cherry. Smooth, old finish. Delightful.
March 11, 2007 - starting to fade
February 2, 2007 - Bought around 3 years ago from Costco for about $16. This ended up pretty darn tasty. Lost much of its baby fat - oak was well integrated, the cherry and blackberry fruit took on more chocolate nuances. Nice ripe palate, with blackberry and blueberry fruit with strong acidity, soft tannins and a nice rich dark chocolate finish. Finish is a little short but this is a complex and nicely drinking wine that has aged beautifully. Happy that I have more reasonably cheap "Aussie experiments" aging in my cellar.
April 4, 2004 - Picked this wine up at Costco for about $16.50. WS rated it 90. not rated by RP. Drank the wine with bison burgers. In fact I am still sipping as I write this TN. The color is dark ruby but a tad cloudy. The wine has good fruit and definite chocolate nuances. The wine definately improves with a bit of time so I would recommend some time in the decanter. Very good now and I believe it will improve with a bit of time in the cellar. I would give this wine 90-91. Think I will be picking up a few more bottles!!
Second day. The nose is more open with good fruity aromas. The wine is very concentrated with good cherry chocolate taste. I think a good bottle for $16.50!!