Bought this from the St Hallett cellar door where they have back vintages of the Old Block available if you ask for a 10 dollar premium over the current price. The 1995 came out well in a recent. Ethical at the winery so I picked it for Xmas day lunch. It was their last bottle!
The wine itself unfurled itself beautifully; still plenty of sweet red berry fruit and resolved tannins. Long too. Delicious. Had something of a mature Classed growth Bordeaux about it. A treat to go with our take away rotisserie chicken! (Well, we were on holiday...)
Decanter 3 hours or so. Very ripe black fruit on the nose, some spice too. Delicious raspberry fruit on the palate, medium finish. Still a lot of life left in this, and glad I still have a few in the cellar
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1995 St Hallett Shiraz Old Block
12/25/2013 - RobVS Likes this wine: 93 Points
Bought this from the St Hallett cellar door where they have back vintages of the Old Block available if you ask for a 10 dollar premium over the current price. The 1995 came out well in a recent. Ethical at the winery so I picked it for Xmas day lunch. It was their last bottle!
The wine itself unfurled itself beautifully; still plenty of sweet red berry fruit and resolved tannins. Long too. Delicious. Had something of a mature Classed growth Bordeaux about it. A treat to go with our take away rotisserie chicken! (Well, we were on holiday...)
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2003 Domaine Jean Chauvenet Nuits St. Georges
2/12/2011 - RobVS wrote: 88 Points
Decanter 3 hours or so. Very ripe black fruit on the nose, some spice too. Delicious raspberry fruit on the palate, medium finish. Still a lot of life left in this, and glad I still have a few in the cellar
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1999 St. Clement Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena
11/7/2010 - RobVS wrote: 90 Points
Needed an hour to really come together, then a delicious mouthful of sweet cabernet fruit and resolved tannin. Lovely
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