2009 Peter Lehmann Shiraz Barossa
Community Tasting Note
avp wrote:
Friday, September 28, 2012 - Jammy dark fruit nose with some brighter raspberry highlights, big rubber character, dark chocolate, tobacco and blackpepper.
Fullbodied and concentrated on the palate with decent balance. Mid-level acidity, slight tannic grip and jammy fruit. Some meat, blackpepper and rubber here as well.
Pretty ok, except for the rubbery character.
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Comment posted by Epic Tale:
10/19/2012 8:40:00 PM - Just to understand: what do you mean by rubbery character? I have an idea of what rubber (bike tire?) might taste like, and this pour seems too fruity for that. Thanks!
Comment posted by avp:
12/2/2012 2:49:00 PM - Hi, I just switched to this mode. Well yes, it's the smell of natural rubber. The kind of real rubber that cracks when it gets old. Used in bicycle tubes and other stuff. There's a load of fruit in this wine for sure, but this rubber vibe I got is just something I dislike in Shiraz and really hate to see in Syrah. Other rubbery wines to paint the picture are Barbera (where I don't mind it that much) and the more oxidative sherries (they smell like tennis balls cut open :)). SA wines have this burnt rubber smell quite often - especially Pinotage but Shiraz quite often as well. Some warm climate Pinots also have rubber notes and there it's a complete turnoff. Often correlates with toasted oak, but not necessarily. I hope this answered your question.