2009 Craggy Range Merlot Single Vineyard Gimblett Gravels Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (6) Median Score: 86 points

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  4/13/2020 - trepak wrote: 87 Points

  Lockdown had led to drinking some of my "better" bottles and also a few I forgot I had. This was sort of a former, but more a latter. The label said good for 10 year post vintage - while storage conditions certainly for the last year or so hadn't been great, this initally looked completely over the hill - flat, and dull. However, once it opened up a bit with some air, it did improve. Fairly muted nose, a little dark fruit, prune and plum with some subtle oak in the background. Very smooth initially on the palate, some tertiary flavours and the oak again just showing itself at the end. A little hollow on the mid palate. The finish is very long, with some good acidity. A few funky notes come into play that aren't exactly bad or faults, but not all that pleasent. Probably past its best, but not completely dead.

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  4/26/2014 - wineian wrote: 86 Points

  I agree with Blauweiss.
  
  Dark berries and moderate fruit, but no brightness or lush. Balanced tannins and reasonable acid, but not exciting. A little bit of heat comes through. The 2008 Blue Poles Merlot from WA was showing much classier.

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  3/13/2013 - Blauweiss wrote: 86 Points

  Dark berrie-fruit, a bit muted. Taste is a touch warm, but ok fruit and acid, with balancing tannin, ok but not good.

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  11/19/2012 - WineChief wrote: 90 Points

  Medium bodied. Great fruit, good oak. Some grainy tannins. Will look forward to the other 2 to see how it develops.

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  10/19/2012 - Nick Gonnella Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Lovely toasted leather and tabacco on the nose, a pleasant rounded mouthfeel with notes of chocolate and dark fruit. Very moreish.

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