Community Tasting Note

graemeg wrote:

Saturday, January 17, 2015 - Hunter Valley - 6 Cellar Doors (Hunter Valley): {screwcap, 13.5%, A$75} Labelled in O’Shea style as ‘Full-bodied Dry Red’. Sourced from blocks of the Old Hill vineyard planted in 1880. Aging 90/10 in French & Russian oak, half new, for 20 months, followed post-blending by 3 months in large old French oak. Dark blackberry, cherry, plum fruit. Very youthful indeed for 4 years old. Immense concentration of spicy shiraz fruit. Medium/full-bodied (the distinction between this and the ‘A’ medium-bodied red is pretty subtle I must say), with medium/high powdery tannins and a long dry, polished finish. This is very fine indeed; only the price scared me off!

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