Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 88.4 points

  • Kleur: Diep ondoordringbaar donkerrood Aroma / bouquet: Rijp maar ingetogen bouquet, donker fruit, zoethout, kruidkoek, prachtig geïntegreerd (nieuw) hout. Smaak / Afdronk: Zacht, vol en verleidelijk. Zachte zuurgraad, boterig zachte tannines. Lekker, maar beperkte complexiteut. Algemeen / potentieel: Heerlijke, interessante, nieuwe wereld Syrah. Jammer van de ongelofelijk slechte kwaliteit van kurk. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 14 + Algemeen / potentieel: 7 = 87/100

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    Color: Deep impenetrable dark Aroma / bouquet: Mature but modest bouquet, dark fruit, licorice, spice cake, beautifully integrated (new) wood Taste / Finish:. Soft, full and seductive. Soft acidity, buttery soft tannins. Tasty but limited complexiteut. General / potential: Delicious, interesting, new world Syrah. Shame about the incredibly poor quality of cork. 50 + Color: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Taste / Finish: 14 + General / potential: 7 = 87/100

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  • Kleur: Diep donkerrood Aroma / bouquet: Typerend voor nieuwe-wereld Syrah: dik sap, donker fruit, zoete kruidigheid. Zoethout, cederhout. Smaak / Afdronk: Zachte, verleidelijke wijn. Zachte zuurgraad, zoete tannines, vanille, drop. Algemeen / potentieel: Geconcentreerde, volle en verleidelijke wijn. Niet heel complex of verfijnd. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 16 + Algemeen / potentieel: 7 = 89/100

    Color: Deep dark red Aroma / bouquet: Typical of New World Syrah: thick juice, dark fruit, sweet spiciness. Licorice, cedar. Taste / Finish: Soft, seductive wine. Soft acidity, sweet tannins, vanilla, licorice General / potential:. Concentrated, rich and seductive wine. Not a very complex or sophisticated wine. 50 + Color: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Taste / Finish: 16 + General / potential: 7 = 89/100

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  • Aroma of boxing gloves. Brambley blue fruit with leather and oak flavors. Medium heavy body with good balance and decent finish.

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  • Small amount of sediment. Good.

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  • Impromptu Drink at WWE (Wine What Else): This does not seem to have evolved much in the past year or so. Perfumed nose, lots of violets, plums, juicy cassis, along with a savoury undertone, with lots more meaty, leathery, smoky notes. Attractive, clearly new world, threatening quite a bit of sweetness on the palate. Thankfully though, even though it was rich and full of hedonistic dark fruits - plums, cherries, dark berries - wrapped in sweet oak and ripe melting tannins, there was plnety of juicy acidity to balance everything out. Just a touch of alcohol on the back palate, otherwise, this was a well-made, quite delicious full-on new world Syrah. Touches of tobacco rounded of the finish. I do not expect this to put on much complexity or improve tremendoulsy with age. It is not that sort of wine, but still a pretty good effort for a new-ish winery.

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  • Medium amount of sediment. Excellent.

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  • Medium amount of sediment. Excellent.

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  • 2003 Tulbagh Mountain Vineyards (TMV) Theta (Zuid-Afrika, Coastal Region, Tulbagh) Kleur: Diep robijnrood Aroma / bouquet: Uitgesproken aroma met een breed palet, donker fruit, beetje boers, gebrande aroma's als koffie en wat caramel, mooi geïntegreerd hout, Smaak / Afdronk: Commercieel ronde-aanzet in combinatie met frisse zuren, veel concentratie, mooie rijpe tannines maar net iets te branderig qua alcohol. Veel lengte. Algemeen / potentieel: 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 10 + Smaak / Afdronk: 13 + Algemeen / potentieel: 7 = 85/100

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  • Medium amount of sediment. Excellent.

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  • Medium amount of sediment. Excellent.

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  • Giant Deep-Sea Garoupa dinner with Chards and more. (Yuan Wei Deep-Sea Garoupa, Serangoon Road): A bit manipulated, but this wine has real quality. Deep purple colour. Sweet, fruit bombish nose at first, with lots of plums, creamy milk chocolate and some hints of smoke. After some time, it opened up to show a touch of earth with a little bramble. Rather attractive really. Palate was rich and weighty, but always clean and well balanced with some structure in the form of silky tannins and plenty of elegant freshness. I got rich flavours of dark blueberries, plums and a touch of wood spice moving into a long, smooth chocolatey finish that showed a hint of tobacco smoke and burnt coffee grounds. A bit simple maybe, but very well made. Nicely paired with beef in white wine sauce and Zhejiang pork-ribs as well.

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  • 2003 Tulbagh Mountain Vineyards (TMV) Theta (Zuid-Afrika, Coastal Region, Tulbagh) Kleur: Diep donkerrood Aroma / bouquet: Uitgesproken en meer dan gemiddeld complex. Kruidig, rijp donker fruit (bramen en cassis), sigarenkistjes (balsahout), vanille, zelfs een verre vleug gebrande suiker / caramel, zelfs wat toffee. Smaak / Afdronk: Vol, krachtig en kruidig, dik en geconcentreerd sap, aanzet biedt een zoetje (hetgeen met 14,5% alcohol ook wel verklaarbaar is), krachtige maar rijpe tannines, beetje dropperig (laurier, zoete zachte drop). Veel lengte. Algemeen / potentieel: Mooie nieuwe-wereld Syrah met een gepronunceerd houtgebruik. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 14 + Algemeen / potentieel: 7 = 87/100

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  • Small amount of sediment. Good.

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  • Bright ruby colour, full of life. Strong mineral and tobacco notes on the nose. On the palate, more refined and tight, with the just the right amount of fruit to fill out the structured framework. A good concentration, but not over extracted. The strong mineral character on the nose follows through the palate to a tighter finish. Elegant, unshowy, understated class.

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