Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Saturday, September 27, 2008 - Crystal Wines New World Experience 2008 (Valley Point, Singapore): Made by Ben Glaetzer of Glaetzer wines fame - this was somehow nowhere near as good as his own Shiraz, especially the Amon-Ra which we tasted alongside. Dark blackish purple colour. Nose was sweet and very richly fruited, with a touch of meatiness. Neither Alex nor I could quite pick it apart though, because it seemed rather closed and monolithic. Maybe it was going through a dumb phase. Better on the palate, which showed lots of extract, more of that nice meatiness, tons of black fruit, all very thick and concentrated with lots of stuffing. Nice balance though, with velvety tannins and some fresh acid bringing relief to the heavy fruit. Nice long finish with a touch of mocha. Certainly well made, and very hedonistic and voluptuous, but this was not really my style - I found it all a little OTT. May get better as the sweetness tones down a little, but then again, it does seem rather simple and straightforward and I'm not sure if time can cure that.

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