Monthly Tasting Group HWS #051; TOP Australia. (by EvA): Beautiful and elegant bouquet with red and black fruits, smoky oak and a little menthol. On the palate mainly red fruits. Good balance between sweetness and acidity. Full bodied, but also elegant. Long finish with cherry liqueur chocolates. Still youthful 4 - 5+ years will be no problem. Very good qpr.
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Opened and had a quick glass. On the nose - I get serious smoke (like you just put out a campfire) and tobacco. Very little fruit. Initial taste - I got a lot of oak and tobacco with some plum. DECANTED for 2+ hours. I've never had a wine benefit so much from decanting. Nose - very aromatic; the smoke is gone, I still get tobacco, chocolate, cassis, and red currant. Taste - very smooth and complex. The tobacco, chocolate, and cassis flavours follow from the nose to the palate. Tannins are still strong. This held up over 2 days
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Hmmm, looks like we are seeing some variability early on with this wine. Big pepper and strawberries on the nose. Very fruit forward, with berries and oak. This wine is a little disjointed (just a little) on the finish. I also would like to see a bit more mouth feel to it. Quite typical.
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Wow - incredible nose on this - really concentrated blackberries and fruit. Some smoke, vanilla on the nose as well. In the mouth really concentrated, deep, intense fruit. Very classy. Very very young. Good complexity here as well, layers of flavours revealing themselves as the wine breathes - this is going to age for quite a few years and really improve considerably. Overall excellent. This is one to buy again and keep in the cellar, although drinking it now is no crime either.
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Developing nose with blackcurrant chews, roasted vanilla, strawberry and coffee. Ripe, medium + tannin structure. Quite stylish, finish is a bit short.
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5/13/2017 - bowesmana wrote:
Drank over a period of a couple of days. Smokey and chocolate, smooth in the mouth.
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5/8/2016 - VinCapitan wrote: 90 Points
soft, slight camel, cassis, tomato leaf, eucalypt, tannin still strong. Quintessential Cabernet. Solid
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6/1/2011 - TheBosWineGuy wrote: 87 Points
Same notes as before. Lasted for 3 days.
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10/13/2010 - Zweder wrote: 90 Points
Monthly Tasting Group HWS #051; TOP Australia. (by EvA): Beautiful and elegant bouquet with red and black fruits, smoky oak and a little menthol. On the palate mainly red fruits. Good balance between sweetness and acidity. Full bodied, but also elegant. Long finish with cherry liqueur chocolates. Still youthful 4 - 5+ years will be no problem. Very good qpr.
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10/11/2010 - TheBosWineGuy wrote: 87 Points
Opened and had a quick glass. On the nose - I get serious smoke (like you just put out a campfire) and tobacco. Very little fruit. Initial taste - I got a lot of oak and tobacco with some plum. DECANTED for 2+ hours. I've never had a wine benefit so much from decanting. Nose - very aromatic; the smoke is gone, I still get tobacco, chocolate, cassis, and red currant. Taste - very smooth and complex. The tobacco, chocolate, and cassis flavours follow from the nose to the palate. Tannins are still strong. This held up over 2 days
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1/24/2010 - lumpkins wrote: 88 Points
mocha, cassis, cigar box notes. fine tannins
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3/16/2009 - mondrian wrote: 87 Points
coffee, alcohol, black berry, chocolaite, fine tannin, noticeble oak influence. not much of impressive chracter
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3/8/2009 - rbazinet wrote: 87 Points
Hmmm, looks like we are seeing some variability early on with this wine. Big pepper and strawberries on the nose. Very fruit forward, with berries and oak. This wine is a little disjointed (just a little) on the finish. I also would like to see a bit more mouth feel to it. Quite typical.
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2/6/2009 - pjaines wrote:
Wow - incredible nose on this - really concentrated blackberries and fruit. Some smoke, vanilla on the nose as well. In the mouth really concentrated, deep, intense fruit. Very classy. Very very young. Good complexity here as well, layers of flavours revealing themselves as the wine breathes - this is going to age for quite a few years and really improve considerably. Overall excellent. This is one to buy again and keep in the cellar, although drinking it now is no crime either.
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3/23/2008 - Art_Vandelay wrote: 85 Points
Developing nose with blackcurrant chews, roasted vanilla, strawberry and coffee. Ripe, medium + tannin structure. Quite stylish, finish is a bit short.
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