Colour shows significant browning. Nose of red cherry, nutmeg powder, rhubarb, and kindling. Slightly stale, but deep. Palate shows powerful, Shiraz-like fruit flavours (red cherry, raspberry, rhubarb), but also a stale touch of oxidation. Good structure, with fine-grained tannin and strong acidity (bitter, but not totally unpleasant). One of the more interesting wines we tried tonight.
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Dark central otago nose, with brandy christmas cake, cranberry and earthy notes. Blackberry character, slightly higher alcohol with a full mouthfeel showing clay soils. Stunningly silky and concentrated.
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Just gorgeous with it's freshness of color and aromatics pushing bright yet lush blueberry, cherry fruit and black pepper forward hinting at a bit of earth. The acid here is bright yet balanced. The finish lingers quite a while. Reminds me of Willamette's Domaine Serene style of PN. More bold with depth yet possesses finesse.
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Nice red purple color. Although not a finesse type, it is ripe with refreshing black fruit, rich but well supported by acidity and tannin. Finishing is adequate though fall below anticipation.
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3/9/2016 - Drinking Trees wrote:
Colour shows significant browning. Nose of red cherry, nutmeg powder, rhubarb, and kindling. Slightly stale, but deep. Palate shows powerful, Shiraz-like fruit flavours (red cherry, raspberry, rhubarb), but also a stale touch of oxidation. Good structure, with fine-grained tannin and strong acidity (bitter, but not totally unpleasant). One of the more interesting wines we tried tonight.
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7/9/2012 - ayleswine Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark central otago nose, with brandy christmas cake, cranberry and earthy notes. Blackberry character, slightly higher alcohol with a full mouthfeel showing clay soils. Stunningly silky and concentrated.
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12/27/2011 - j30 wrote: 89 Points
Brought to a party. Wonderful nose, full of fruit. Quite serious and austere in the mouth - did I not breath enough?
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4/26/2011 - GreatLibations wrote: 92 Points
Just gorgeous with it's freshness of color and aromatics pushing bright yet lush blueberry, cherry fruit and black pepper forward hinting at a bit of earth. The acid here is bright yet balanced. The finish lingers quite a while. Reminds me of Willamette's Domaine Serene style of PN. More bold with depth yet possesses finesse.
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12/31/2010 - Vicmal wrote: 90 Points
Nice red purple color. Although not a finesse type, it is ripe with refreshing black fruit, rich but well supported by acidity and tannin. Finishing is adequate though fall below anticipation.
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