Pretty much as my note of Aug 2016. Violets and spice prominent on nose and palate. Plenty of berry fruit on the palate with soft, integrated tannin and unobtrusive acidity. Perhaps some plum/damson (as detected 2/3 years ago) and the mix of fruits is quite difficult to define but is seductive. Long and still attractive. The last of a case. Note: Excellent after 24h. Very soft but it still has very good fruit and complexity. Fine wine.
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Deep colour, violet-scented, spicy nose turning to blackberry as it softened in the glass. A trace of cinnamon on the nose? On the palate, some blackberry with a seductive range of dark berry fruits that are difficult to disentangle but any blackcurrant acidity has gone. Good balance. Soft and rich with black cherry fruit developing with time. On the end taste, some gentle powdery tannins with cherry stones. Interesting development - over the last year, the damson/plum character seems to have evolved into blackberry/cherry. Very attractive wine. Great now, but has future potential IMO.
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Deep colour, fragrant, violet-scented nose. As with earlier bottles, berried fruit with touches of liquorice and damson skin at first. Next day there was more blackberry on the nose and it was softer but retained a good balance of fruit (dark fruits), acidity and tannin. Vanilla evident later on. Open early. Nice wine.
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Good colour, fragrant nose (almost perfumed at first). Rich berry Syrah fruit with touches of liquorice and damson skin on the long, fragrant, tannic palate. Nice. Next day it was softer and sweeter. There was a vanilla ice cream character early and the damson had become dark plum. The tannin had softened on the end taste. I think this has a fair few years ahead of it. Open early.
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Deep ruby Clean; m intensity; Blackberry,plumy & rose petal; white pepper nose. Palate: dry; m acidity; m tannin; m alcohol; m body; m intensity Flavour characteristics: savoury, meaty & tary Slightly metallic, m+ length
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Very fresh and vibrant, made to "have the primary fruit character without anything 'underneath' but 'not for the american market', still containing balance." Which is all true. My kind of thing. Brilliant fruit perk up by its acidity, better after being open for several hours, fresh, very fun, wish it came in under $20.
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11/16/2017 - johnrm Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pretty much as my note of Aug 2016. Violets and spice prominent on nose and palate. Plenty of berry fruit on the palate with soft, integrated tannin and unobtrusive acidity. Perhaps some plum/damson (as detected 2/3 years ago) and the mix of fruits is quite difficult to define but is seductive. Long and still attractive. The last of a case.
Note: Excellent after 24h. Very soft but it still has very good fruit and complexity. Fine wine.
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8/5/2016 - johnrm Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep colour, violet-scented, spicy nose turning to blackberry as it softened in the glass. A trace of cinnamon on the nose? On the palate, some blackberry with a seductive range of dark berry fruits that are difficult to disentangle but any blackcurrant acidity has gone. Good balance. Soft and rich with black cherry fruit developing with time. On the end taste, some gentle powdery tannins with cherry stones.
Interesting development - over the last year, the damson/plum character seems to have evolved into blackberry/cherry.
Very attractive wine. Great now, but has future potential IMO.
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9/5/2015 - johnrm Likes this wine: 88 Points
Deep colour, fragrant, violet-scented nose. As with earlier bottles, berried fruit with touches of liquorice and damson skin at first.
Next day there was more blackberry on the nose and it was softer but retained a good balance of fruit (dark fruits), acidity and tannin. Vanilla evident later on. Open early. Nice wine.
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8/31/2015 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
Still fresh and fragrant, olives and blackcurrants, lovely
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5/26/2015 - johnrm Likes this wine: 87 Points
Good colour, fragrant nose (almost perfumed at first). Rich berry Syrah fruit with touches of liquorice and damson skin on the long, fragrant, tannic palate. Nice.
Next day it was softer and sweeter. There was a vanilla ice cream character early and the damson had become dark plum. The tannin had softened on the end taste. I think this has a fair few years ahead of it. Open early.
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7/4/2014 - VDLT Wine wrote:
Seemed nice. Palate fatigue had arrived.
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11/13/2013 - kenny pacino wrote:
Bacon, olives, Smoke, spice and deep dark plums. GV northern syrah Well worth a splash
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11/5/2013 - aagrawal wrote: 86 Points
A bit uninspiring. Nose had some spice, some fruit; palate was balanced but kind of simple. A pretty good cheap wine, but nothing to remember. 86-87
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7/3/2013 - riojadog Likes this wine: 85 Points
Deep ruby
Clean; m intensity; Blackberry,plumy & rose petal; white pepper nose.
Palate: dry; m acidity; m tannin; m alcohol; m body; m intensity
Flavour characteristics: savoury, meaty & tary
Slightly metallic, m+ length
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5/26/2013 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
Gorgeous fresh blast of syrah, fragrant and lush
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3/16/2013 - Rupert wrote:
Lush, exuberantly fruity, perhaps a bit flabbier than past vintages. Didn't stop us from getting through five bottles.
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3/6/2013 - henrygjeffreys Likes this wine:
n - fragrant, rocky, TP
light delicate
pretty
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3/2/2013 - cwjames wrote: 90 Points
Plenty of redcurrant fruit on the nose and palate, but very refined as well. Very appealing on opening the bottle. Quite delicious
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1/30/2013 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Very fresh and vibrant, made to "have the primary fruit character without anything 'underneath' but 'not for the american market', still containing balance." Which is all true. My kind of thing. Brilliant fruit perk up by its acidity, better after being open for several hours, fresh, very fun, wish it came in under $20.
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