Community Tasting Note

graemeg wrote:

Saturday, March 31, 2012 - {cork, 13.5%} Very much mid-garnet in colour, but not fading. Somewhat restrained, developing, truly cool-climate nose with varying shades of mint; spearmint, peppermint, even eucalypt. There's a menthol-saturation to the nose; I guess that hints at Australian origins, but it's neither overtly fruity nor unripe. The palate is quite acidic still, with soft dusty tannins, a gentle flooding of mentholly flavours with a nod to to curranty fruits, medium-bodied, and really nicely-balanced along the palate. Finish is about medium-length; a decent effort for Domaine A's second wine and priced only around $28 on release; probably nothing to be gained from further cellaring if you want more complexity or depth, but on this showing it's not falling over any time soon. This is less 'green' than 04 or 05 from memory, but I think the warmer vintages from 2006 onwards will be better (06 is current release, unbelievably!).

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