In the decanter 3 hours prior to tasting, drunk over the next 3 hours. Great colour still, ruby with a purple tinge through to the hue. Vanilla coconut oak notes upfront, however nothing else really shows. Sweet edged, a little dull, slightly raisened fruit and generally just lacking. Nothing really endearing here. Disappointing.
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A little underwhelmed here, but from street talk I understand there is clear bottle variance at play. It’s holding up fine but this bottle was nothing remarkable, despite being well made. I’ll review properly with another bottle another time.
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Still brooding and tight on day 2: there's a ton of dark fruit on the nose, but not much else. The palate is smooth, but the finish has a slightly saline taste. Is this a $150 wine? At this stage, I'd say 'no', but let's see in 10 years
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5/28/2021 - red.red.vino wrote: 85 Points
In the decanter 3 hours prior to tasting, drunk over the next 3 hours. Great colour still, ruby with a purple tinge through to the hue. Vanilla coconut oak notes upfront, however nothing else really shows. Sweet edged, a little dull, slightly raisened fruit and generally just lacking. Nothing really endearing here. Disappointing.
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6/14/2020 - red.red.vino wrote:
A little underwhelmed here, but from street talk I understand there is clear bottle variance at play. It’s holding up fine but this bottle was nothing remarkable, despite being well made. I’ll review properly with another bottle another time.
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6/6/2017 - AnonymousCoward Likes this wine:
Still brooding and tight on day 2: there's a ton of dark fruit on the nose, but not much else. The palate is smooth, but the finish has a slightly saline taste. Is this a $150 wine? At this stage, I'd say 'no', but let's see in 10 years
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10/15/2016 - jrbates68@gmail.com Likes this wine: 92 Points
This bottle was outstanding. A beautiful shiraz.
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5/16/2016 - jrbates68@gmail.com Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is starting to grow on me. Still can't justify the price but it's a very nice expression of McLaren Vale shiraz.
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