Bought in a box sale from cleaning a cellar. Deep ruby. Nose predominantly pepper and spice. Aged Shiraz flavours of leather, tobacco and green pepper. Not much fruit remains. Still significant spicy tannins. Slightly sweet impression. Moderate finish.
It was ok but the sweetness was a bit not to my taste.
Edit: sitting in fridge. Drank rest may 15th so 11 days after opening. Now fantastic. Sweet ness less present and leather and spice predominant. Enjoyable.
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This was a wine that won the The trophy, presented at the International Wine Challenge in London that beat 4875 other entries. So simply the is a bottle that has travelled well. The nose has definitely developed showing raisins, sweaty saddles and leather, so I was concerned whether the palate would have held up. Simply the wine while elderly had good fruit characters. The Wine definitely showed a lot of sweet fruit which was emphasised by the alcohol although only 14%. There was a nice balance of acid and tannin. So while the wine had past its peak it was sound interesting and enjoyable and much better than the last bottle.
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The last but best of 6 in the cellar - rich, deep - still good fruit. nice balance of acid and tannin. Some old leather flavours in this bottle - and still a glass left for tomorrow night!
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Bright,mulberry, purple rim; stylish, rhone like, lively; dry, spicey, sweet fruit but not jammy good acidity.Harmonious . Finesse 16Remains v. deep: jammy, plums unctuous; sweet, thick fruit, weighty; loads of time left. Splendid, rich finishMay improve, may be at peak?? 16Ruby; blackberries, vanilla, minty; integrated, sweet fruit, obvious but so enjoyable. No signs of decline 16.V enjoyable, loads of upfront fruit.Remains deep coloured; mulled fruit, monolithic, bold & deep fruit; retains real vigour, concentrated; punchy fruit.16Remains deep; bags of fruit, vigorous; soft, lush, startingto fade but remains enjoyable; gentle, extended finish. No point in keeping any longer. score 16.
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Visually quite young, no bricking. Nose of dark cherry and some smoke. Full bodied and very integrated--round and smooth on the palate, with flavours carrying over from the nose. Medium to low acid level, and a medium level of fine tannins. Quite a big wine. Medium length finish. A nice wine but nothing profound.
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This has more delicate fruit than the Gnangara shiraz and feels cleaner and rather more together. But it also has even less complexity, is just as unchallenging and simply feels quite textbook winemaking.
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5/4/2022 - trevorah Likes this wine: 88 Points
Bought in a box sale from cleaning a cellar. Deep ruby. Nose predominantly pepper and spice. Aged Shiraz flavours of leather, tobacco and green pepper. Not much fruit remains. Still significant spicy tannins. Slightly sweet impression. Moderate finish.
It was ok but the sweetness was a bit not to my taste.
Edit: sitting in fridge. Drank rest may 15th so 11 days after opening. Now fantastic. Sweet ness less present and leather and spice predominant. Enjoyable.
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3/4/2022 - Johno's Cellar Likes this wine: 87 Points
This was a wine that won the The trophy, presented at the International Wine Challenge in London that beat 4875 other entries. So simply the is a bottle that has travelled well. The nose has definitely developed showing raisins, sweaty saddles and leather, so I was concerned whether the palate would have held up. Simply the wine while elderly had good fruit characters. The Wine definitely showed a lot of sweet fruit which was emphasised by the alcohol although only 14%. There was a nice balance of acid and tannin. So while the wine had past its peak it was sound interesting and enjoyable and much better than the last bottle.
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2/28/2012 - Annabk wrote:
No good - past it. Will Try another bottle in case the cork was a factor.
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2/2/2010 - gb1406 wrote: 92 Points
The last but best of 6 in the cellar - rich, deep - still good fruit. nice balance of acid and tannin. Some old leather flavours in this bottle - and still a glass left for tomorrow night!
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11/1/2009 - gb1406 wrote: 89 Points
Developed well 1 hour after opening. Dry and spicy, lots of berry fruit flavours. Still drinking very well.
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3/10/2008 - mbermingham wrote: 84 Points
Good fruit but still came accross dry, not jammy. Nice dark colour, purple on the edges. The alcohol came through a bit hot.
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8/24/2007 - chbeaumont wrote:
Bright,mulberry, purple rim; stylish, rhone like, lively; dry, spicey, sweet fruit but not jammy good acidity.Harmonious . Finesse 16Remains v. deep: jammy, plums unctuous; sweet, thick fruit, weighty; loads of time left. Splendid, rich finishMay improve, may be at peak?? 16Ruby; blackberries, vanilla, minty; integrated, sweet fruit, obvious but so enjoyable. No signs of decline 16.V enjoyable, loads of upfront fruit.Remains deep coloured; mulled fruit, monolithic, bold & deep fruit; retains real vigour, concentrated; punchy fruit.16Remains deep; bags of fruit, vigorous; soft, lush, startingto fade but remains enjoyable; gentle, extended finish. No point in keeping any longer. score 16.
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11/13/2006 - winemark wrote:
Visually quite young, no bricking. Nose of dark cherry and some smoke. Full bodied and very integrated--round and smooth on the palate, with flavours carrying over from the nose. Medium to low acid level, and a medium level of fine tannins. Quite a big wine. Medium length finish. A nice wine but nothing profound.
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5/19/2001 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 87 Points
This has more delicate fruit than the Gnangara shiraz and feels cleaner and rather more together. But it also has even less complexity, is just as unchallenging and simply feels quite textbook winemaking.
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