The last bottle I Had of this wine '97 was crap. This one was fantastic.Well aged with not much room for improvement left. Cork was in as new condition. Soft pepper nose. Light tannin and berry fruit aftertaste.
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Holy sh-t! So much better than when I last tasted it Aug. 2009-- then it was hot and disjointed-- now it is the Jasper Hill that I recall-- huge nose of brooding, dark fruit, palate of sweet black fruit, eucalyptus and mint, graphite, and grip galore. Decanted 6 hours before drinking.
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My first less than stellar Jasper Hill ever. It seemed slightly hot, disjointed, and lacked the majestic depth of black fruits, graphite, and earth that all other JH bottles have delivered. Not a bad bottle, just not great.
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NobleRottersSydney - Langtons Classification (Alio's, Surry Hills): [cork, 15.5%]Now the oak monster’s crashed the party [98 Octavius, 94 E&E Black Pepper, 95 Eileen Hardy], we can welcome his buddy the alcohol-breathing dragon. Don’t open this bottle near an open flame. This even smells hot, with the singeing, mulled aromas searing straight up the nose. The heat on the palate obliterates everything else, leaving flat, near-musty flavours on the back-half of the palate, and just a fiery warmth on the front. I didn’t detect obvious closure/storage problems, it just seemed to be a desperately unbalanced wine aging with little dignity or integrity. Never had (in my admittedly limited experience ) a Jasper Hill wine that’s impressed me; I find it an emperor with no clothes, sadly.
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Chris Hughes is Cooking Lamb so Bring Good Wine! (Hughes House - Chicago IL): Very impressive black fruit with supporting aromas of black pepper, thyme, mint and tarragon. Leaner fruit on palate than most of the other wines tonight, but very persistent, with good acidity. If tasted blind, I could easily have been convinced this was from the Northern Rhone.
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Wineflock - Wine with Lamb (My house): This was a flyer for this tasting, but I had one recently and was impressed so I thought it would work well with the lamb. As it happened, it was better with the lamb than on its own. Full ruby red color. Lovely sweet eucalyptus and black fruit. Mmmn, nice bright acidic black fruit with a round mint note.
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Big youthful black fruit just oozing eucalyptus and mint with chocolate notes. Surprisingly good and drinking a point. A testament to how good cooler climate Shiraz can be with a little age when you get away from Barossa and Mclaren...
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A wonderful bottle. Great without food. Broad taste of dark red cherry and bramble. Tasting well now and will last longer. Very balanced and beautiful long aftertaste
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7/15/2018 - DrinkerTrev wrote:
The last bottle I Had of this wine '97 was crap. This one was fantastic.Well aged with not much room for improvement left. Cork was in as new condition. Soft pepper nose. Light tannin and berry fruit aftertaste.
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11/3/2017 - DrinkerTrev wrote:
Wine was off, Should last more than 20 years.
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5/29/2011 - jmht wrote: 93 Points
Holy sh-t! So much better than when I last tasted it Aug. 2009-- then it was hot and disjointed-- now it is the Jasper Hill that I recall-- huge nose of brooding, dark fruit, palate of sweet black fruit, eucalyptus and mint, graphite, and grip galore. Decanted 6 hours before drinking.
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8/18/2009 - jmht wrote: 89 Points
My first less than stellar Jasper Hill ever. It seemed slightly hot, disjointed, and lacked the majestic depth of black fruits, graphite, and earth that all other JH bottles have delivered. Not a bad bottle, just not great.
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6/8/2009 - graemeg wrote:
NobleRottersSydney - Langtons Classification (Alio's, Surry Hills): [cork, 15.5%]Now the oak monster’s crashed the party [98 Octavius, 94 E&E Black Pepper, 95 Eileen Hardy], we can welcome his buddy the alcohol-breathing dragon. Don’t open this bottle near an open flame. This even smells hot, with the singeing, mulled aromas searing straight up the nose. The heat on the palate obliterates everything else, leaving flat, near-musty flavours on the back-half of the palate, and just a fiery warmth on the front. I didn’t detect obvious closure/storage problems, it just seemed to be a desperately unbalanced wine aging with little dignity or integrity. Never had (in my admittedly limited experience ) a Jasper Hill wine that’s impressed me; I find it an emperor with no clothes, sadly.
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4/17/2009 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
Chris Hughes is Cooking Lamb so Bring Good Wine! (Hughes House - Chicago IL): Very impressive black fruit with supporting aromas of black pepper, thyme, mint and tarragon. Leaner fruit on palate than most of the other wines tonight, but very persistent, with good acidity. If tasted blind, I could easily have been convinced this was from the Northern Rhone.
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4/17/2009 - winefool wrote: 93 Points
Wineflock - Wine with Lamb (My house): This was a flyer for this tasting, but I had one recently and was impressed so I thought it would work well with the lamb. As it happened, it was better with the lamb than on its own. Full ruby red color. Lovely sweet eucalyptus and black fruit. Mmmn, nice bright acidic black fruit with a round mint note.
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4/10/2009 - winefool wrote: 93 Points
Big youthful black fruit just oozing eucalyptus and mint with chocolate notes. Surprisingly good and drinking a point. A testament to how good cooler climate Shiraz can be with a little age when you get away from Barossa and Mclaren...
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12/7/2008 - Winevestor wrote: 91 Points
A wonderful bottle. Great without food. Broad taste of dark red cherry and bramble. Tasting well now and will last longer. Very balanced and beautiful long aftertaste
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11/26/2007 - Winevestor wrote: 91 Points
Great bottle. Deep black fruit with a little prune and earth. Good acidity and cloaked tannins. Nicely complex. Long fiinish
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