Not as well balanced as my last bottle but still very good. Power and acidity really benefit from similar foods, notably chorizo, olives and hard cheeses
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I like this quite a bit, though my partner thought it a bit sour after food. It has plenty of grenache fruit still, and that comes out with food, but it also has more mature savoury flavours, floating around a hint of smoke with a distinct acid backbone and mild tannins, tailing off into a suggestion of spice. There's a cedar perfume floating around, stronger in some moments and more muted in others. The acid for me hits more after the wine is swallowed, it's pretty smooth in the mouth, but it makes itself felt.
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Compared to the previous bottle I had there was lots of jammy and cooked fruit rather than the fresher fruit that came through last time. Plenty of cinnamon and spice too. All of which went well with roast lamb on a cold wintry day.
The alcohol is high but not noticeable or overpowering and there is also good acidity here providing some freshness and balance. I'm not sure how much this wine will further develop and improve but I would expect it to hold at the current level for a number of years. Great QPR.
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Pass the knife and fork, this has body! Loads of fresh fruit for a wine that is more than 10 years old and while high in alcohol (15%) it wasn't overpowering. This was my first bottle from Spinifex and I will certainly be trying some of their other offerings.
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Jura Tasting: Spicy perfume with rhubarb and some leather as well as apricot. Tannins are bold but there is plenty of fruit that plays off the structure provided. Very good.
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On opening this showed a rather stewed strawberry and plum character. Gained weight and complexity with air, developing sour plum, bay laurel, tar, baking spices. There is toasty oak in the background, but not obtrusive, and tannins are well integrated. I have mixed feelings about this overripe style of grenache-based blend, but in this case there is a lot of complexity and individuality to keep interest.
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Slightly hazy and almost completely black-red color with a hint of brick red color in the rim. The nose takes me by surprise, as I was expecting a big, juicy and jammy red, but the wine's aroma is very dry, robust and angular instead, with very smoky roasted aromas, spicy pepper notes, tobacco, some tar and a hint of anima, with underlying nuances of red cherries, raspberries and a hint of sweeter oak spice. Surprisingly developed and evolved nose, really, with pronounced tertiary aromas. Quite full-bodied and ripe yet surprisingly dry on the palate with sweet, sunny plum fruit notes, very pronounced and robust peppery spice, some salty licorice, a little savory wood character, a hint of sorrel and a touch of leather. Firm, dusty tannins and surprisingly bright, balanced acidity. Very long, dry and savory finish with pronounced notes of smoke, sun-baked dusty earth, peppery spice, some sweeter oak spice and hints of herbal bitterness. Alcohol (15%) shows a little.
Very robust and surprisingly developed Australian red showing a lot of aged character at only 8 years of age - probably the wine hasn't been stored properly? It is hard to say, because I have no idea how this wine should have been. Nevertheless, it was really intriguing and remarkably complex with lot of emphasis on the interesting tertiary aromas and flavors. Still very opulent and heavy, almost chewy, yet also very balanced and enjoyable. Tremendous value at 25,20€.
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1/5/2020 - jmcmchi Likes this wine:
Opened 4 hours, straight decant before serving
Less evidence of aging than Irecall in earlier bottles.
Lovely, mature spice and red berries, acidity still lively, taut and bright
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11/12/2019 - jmcmchi Likes this wine:
Starts to show brown edges towards the end of the bottle
Mature, an interesting GSMCC blend still showing ripe fruit elements. Notquite lean, bust distinctly not a fruitforward Barossa style
Acidity still holding, screw cap keeping freshness for 14+ years, with, on this sample, so e way to go
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7/28/2019 - jmcmchi wrote:
Not as well balanced as my last bottle but still very good. Power and acidity really benefit from similar foods, notably chorizo, olives and hard cheeses
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2/12/2019 - barrkel Likes this wine: 91 Points
I like this quite a bit, though my partner thought it a bit sour after food. It has plenty of grenache fruit still, and that comes out with food, but it also has more mature savoury flavours, floating around a hint of smoke with a distinct acid backbone and mild tannins, tailing off into a suggestion of spice. There's a cedar perfume floating around, stronger in some moments and more muted in others. The acid for me hits more after the wine is swallowed, it's pretty smooth in the mouth, but it makes itself felt.
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12/16/2018 - mtarrant003 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Compared to the previous bottle I had there was lots of jammy and cooked fruit rather than the fresher fruit that came through last time. Plenty of cinnamon and spice too. All of which went well with roast lamb on a cold wintry day.
The alcohol is high but not noticeable or overpowering and there is also good acidity here providing some freshness and balance. I'm not sure how much this wine will further develop and improve but I would expect it to hold at the current level for a number of years. Great QPR.
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12/7/2018 - jmcmchi Likes this wine: 92 Points
Screw cap
Austere for a Barossa red. Despite 15% abv, this is more lean than rich, taut tannins with a touch of dust, fruit seamlessly melded with spice.
Great with Basque cooking, soft cheeses, need to be selective with hard cheeses
Reminder: should hold at least one bottle until '25
Yum
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9/4/2016 - mtarrant003 wrote: 91 Points
Pass the knife and fork, this has body! Loads of fresh fruit for a wine that is more than 10 years old and while high in alcohol (15%) it wasn't overpowering. This was my first bottle from Spinifex and I will certainly be trying some of their other offerings.
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5/7/2014 - moany rhoney wrote: 91 Points
Really rather good. Lovely Rhoney feel with a fresh fruited feel of the barossa.
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11/15/2013 - CamWheeler wrote: 90 Points
Jura Tasting: Spicy perfume with rhubarb and some leather as well as apricot. Tannins are bold but there is plenty of fruit that plays off the structure provided. Very good.
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5/31/2013 - graphite Likes this wine: 89 Points
On opening this showed a rather stewed strawberry and plum character. Gained weight and complexity with air, developing sour plum, bay laurel, tar, baking spices. There is toasty oak in the background, but not obtrusive, and tannins are well integrated. I have mixed feelings about this overripe style of grenache-based blend, but in this case there is a lot of complexity and individuality to keep interest.
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2/23/2013 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points
Slightly hazy and almost completely black-red color with a hint of brick red color in the rim. The nose takes me by surprise, as I was expecting a big, juicy and jammy red, but the wine's aroma is very dry, robust and angular instead, with very smoky roasted aromas, spicy pepper notes, tobacco, some tar and a hint of anima, with underlying nuances of red cherries, raspberries and a hint of sweeter oak spice. Surprisingly developed and evolved nose, really, with pronounced tertiary aromas. Quite full-bodied and ripe yet surprisingly dry on the palate with sweet, sunny plum fruit notes, very pronounced and robust peppery spice, some salty licorice, a little savory wood character, a hint of sorrel and a touch of leather. Firm, dusty tannins and surprisingly bright, balanced acidity. Very long, dry and savory finish with pronounced notes of smoke, sun-baked dusty earth, peppery spice, some sweeter oak spice and hints of herbal bitterness. Alcohol (15%) shows a little.
Very robust and surprisingly developed Australian red showing a lot of aged character at only 8 years of age - probably the wine hasn't been stored properly? It is hard to say, because I have no idea how this wine should have been. Nevertheless, it was really intriguing and remarkably complex with lot of emphasis on the interesting tertiary aromas and flavors. Still very opulent and heavy, almost chewy, yet also very balanced and enjoyable. Tremendous value at 25,20€.
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1/20/2012 - jonesuk wrote: 90 Points
A truly delicious wine. Yes it's full of berries without doubt
, like a rasberry crush, but it is stunningly vibrant.
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