Community Tasting Note

graemeg wrote:

Monday, May 7, 2012 - NobleRottersSydney - Eighty Bucks Plus (Alio's, Surry Hills): [12.5% cork] {David – guest} This may be amongst the standard-bearers for the appelation, but I think thirteen years is rather pushing it. Not that you’d know from the nose to begin with; it’s beautifully pongy, intensely earthy and leathery with some aged spicy touches. Very good indeed. The palate; perhaps not so much. There’s some aged fruit still; tart cherries and cranberries, but the flavours are a bit simple. Might have been interesting to compare with a similarly-aged cab-franc from Bordeaux. It’s light-medium-bodied, dry, with quite soft acid, and a pretty low level of dusty tannins. Doesn’t have much to offer beyon the mid-palate, and the finish does fade away disappointingly fast. Still very drinkable – don’t get me wrong, but was surely better five years ago. Drink up now.

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