Very fruit forward Aussie Shiraz. Dark berries, eucalyptus, violets and cassis. Full bodied, good acidity with very soft tannins. Well made but not as interesting as expected.
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Big, bold. Plenty of dark berries, white pepper and a hint of mint on the expressive nose. Tannins are smooth but present. The finish is long, smooth but slightly herbaceous. Tasted over two nights, and definitely better on night two, so I suspect this has plenty of years ahead of it
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Dense purple colour. Fruity nose. Dark fruits on the palate, with a slightly bitter herbal note to finish. Medium tannins. Still early, and wil benefit from aging. Nice, but not amazing at this stage
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Nice smooth Australian Syrah styled Shiraz. Slightly jammy and perfumed but overall well balanced, not too hot or high on alcohol. Red berries on the nose, medium body, silky mouthfeel.
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Unfortunately this wine reminds me too much of the Wolf Blass Grey Label I tipped down the sink last week. At $31 a bottle from VinoMofo I was expecting greatness, but all I get is a cold glass of disappointment. This wine is much better structured than the wolf blass, but there is simply not enough sweetness in the fruit to counterbalance the underling salinity of the wine. The VM tasting notes promise a wine "heady with spiced red plum and cherry flavours", but all I get is a thin saline, slightly iodised flavour of something that might be fruit related. Probably more accurate is the winemakers note that there is "Potent herb infused fruit on attack". There is certainly a potent herbal complexity to the wine, with layer upon layer of green herbal notes (predominately sage) along with underlying tar notes. But I just can't get past that iodised salinity on the front of the palate. It tastes like I should be gargling with it for medicinal purposes. Sadly my first VinoMofo return.
P.S. That salinity in the wine meant that it paired exquisitely with food, but on its own it was just too unbalanced.
8/7/2020 - Mic Mac Likes this wine:
This was really good. Powerful but balanced and absolutely delicious!
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11/23/2019 - larsum Likes this wine: 85 Points
Should have been opened earlier.
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3/3/2018 - AURUM Likes this wine: 87 Points
Very fruit forward Aussie Shiraz. Dark berries, eucalyptus, violets and cassis. Full bodied, good acidity with very soft tannins. Well made but not as interesting as expected.
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11/17/2017 - martijnkriens wrote: 89 Points
Slightly soft and lacking vibrancy but layered. Slightly tertiary for its age. Still a nice one
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10/26/2017 - AnonymousCoward Likes this wine: 89 Points
Big, bold. Plenty of dark berries, white pepper and a hint of mint on the expressive nose. Tannins are smooth but present. The finish is long, smooth but slightly herbaceous. Tasted over two nights, and definitely better on night two, so I suspect this has plenty of years ahead of it
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8/14/2016 - AnonymousCoward Likes this wine: 88 Points
Dense purple colour. Fruity nose. Dark fruits on the palate, with a slightly bitter herbal note to finish. Medium tannins. Still early, and wil benefit from aging. Nice, but not amazing at this stage
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6/14/2016 - Markus IWC wrote: 83 Points
Nice smooth Australian Syrah styled Shiraz. Slightly jammy and perfumed but overall well balanced, not too hot or high on alcohol. Red berries on the nose, medium body, silky mouthfeel.
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6/12/2016 - Delectable Blue Does not like this wine: 82 Points
Unfortunately this wine reminds me too much of the Wolf Blass Grey Label I tipped down the sink last week. At $31 a bottle from VinoMofo I was expecting greatness, but all I get is a cold glass of disappointment. This wine is much better structured than the wolf blass, but there is simply not enough sweetness in the fruit to counterbalance the underling salinity of the wine. The VM tasting notes promise a wine "heady with spiced red plum and cherry flavours", but all I get is a thin saline, slightly iodised flavour of something that might be fruit related. Probably more accurate is the winemakers note that there is "Potent herb infused fruit on attack". There is certainly a potent herbal complexity to the wine, with layer upon layer of green herbal notes (predominately sage) along with underlying tar notes. But I just can't get past that iodised salinity on the front of the palate. It tastes like I should be gargling with it for medicinal purposes. Sadly my first VinoMofo return.
P.S. That salinity in the wine meant that it paired exquisitely with food, but on its own it was just too unbalanced.
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