- Purple color and aromas of blackberry and licorice anise - Very purple. Blackberry and spice nose that came strong out of the bottle. Big dark fruit to start reminding me of black raspberry mister misty from Dairy Queen in a good way. Finish is medium length with some spice
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Memorial Day 2013 events: A top notch, circa $20 shiraz that speaks Australian but can appeal to palates that seek structure and refinement. Dark berry and olives notes with a mineral tinge. And the score is relative to price point, factoring in that the Saxum costs 4x as much ...
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At Latva Bar in Helsinki. On the nose salt liquorice, smoke and some dark fruit. Medium bodied, sweet dark fruit, liquorice, pepper and a little smokey notes. Pretty nice and easy drinking.
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WXTP Tasting III (TH's Place): A bit of a strange name for a wine, and the fancy bottle label smacked of marketing aimed at the casual consumer. However, while not being very good, this was not all that bad either. It was a bit more reserved nose than most of the other wines, showing rather deep-set notes of kirsch and blackberry seasoned with some funky earth, fragrant herbs and a layer of sweet oak. Decent enough. The palate was modernly-styled, but pleasant enough, with a rich, supple mouthful of black fruit – plums and blackberries – lined with firm but velvety tannins and some well-integrated acidity. My problem was that it was just a tad too extracted, with an overt dryness on the backpalate as the fruit receded to reveal a skeleton of teeth-staining tannins and some herbal notes. There is decent raw material here again though and it should age decently over the next 3-4 years. Not great, but not a bad wine.
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Nose is menthol and candy notes. Palate is very juicy dark fruit with a spicy core and a good hit of acid, along with some definite tannins at the end. Not entirely integrated at this point, a bit gawky.
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4/21/2014 - Robert Walters wrote: 91 Points
- Purple color and aromas of blackberry and licorice anise - Very purple. Blackberry and spice nose that came strong out of the bottle. Big dark fruit to start reminding me of black raspberry mister misty from Dairy Queen in a good way. Finish is medium length with some spice
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6/20/2013 - ourempire Likes this wine: 87 Points
Should age more - too Young for me.
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6/11/2013 - pgb67 wrote: 90 Points
Memorial Day 2013 events: A top notch, circa $20 shiraz that speaks Australian but can appeal to palates that seek structure and refinement. Dark berry and olives notes with a mineral tinge. And the score is relative to price point, factoring in that the Saxum costs 4x as much ...
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2/2/2013 - Henman wrote: 87 Points
At Latva Bar in Helsinki. On the nose salt liquorice, smoke and some dark fruit. Medium bodied, sweet dark fruit, liquorice, pepper and a little smokey notes. Pretty nice and easy drinking.
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10/8/2012 - Paul S wrote: 87 Points
WXTP Tasting III (TH's Place): A bit of a strange name for a wine, and the fancy bottle label smacked of marketing aimed at the casual consumer. However, while not being very good, this was not all that bad either. It was a bit more reserved nose than most of the other wines, showing rather deep-set notes of kirsch and blackberry seasoned with some funky earth, fragrant herbs and a layer of sweet oak. Decent enough. The palate was modernly-styled, but pleasant enough, with a rich, supple mouthful of black fruit – plums and blackberries – lined with firm but velvety tannins and some well-integrated acidity. My problem was that it was just a tad too extracted, with an overt dryness on the backpalate as the fruit receded to reveal a skeleton of teeth-staining tannins and some herbal notes. There is decent raw material here again though and it should age decently over the next 3-4 years. Not great, but not a bad wine.
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3/24/2012 - JWG wrote: 86 Points
Nose is menthol and candy notes. Palate is very juicy dark fruit with a spicy core and a good hit of acid, along with some definite tannins at the end. Not entirely integrated at this point, a bit gawky.
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