Phil's impromptu tasting fun (Phil's place, Putney, Sydney): From Coravin. Jammy, black and blue fruits, alcohol prickle, sweet spice. Juicy, dense, black fruits are baked, woody tannins, it's better on the palate than the nose but not for me.
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a very typical Henschke cedar box but in a much mature form.... every element became more complex, the nose, from start to finish has the 'dirty' Barossa/Eden feel to it --> starting to take on a bit of French character but still retains as a true Aussie wine
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Complex nose, immediate red fruit with a high tone (possible VA) that takes time to reduce so that blackcurrant comes through. Decanted for an hour or so. Its glossy and smooth with medium acidity and well integrated tannins. The palate is rich dried red fruit, raisins, cocoa and leather. This was an auction bottle so storage may have been an issue, but it certainly was quite evolved for me - possibly past its prime.
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Surprisingly good at 20. As others have said deep dark color and rich blue fruit with the tannin resolved. Probably will not improve but a pleasure to drink today.
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10/31/2023 - chatters wrote:
Phil's impromptu tasting fun (Phil's place, Putney, Sydney): From Coravin. Jammy, black and blue fruits, alcohol prickle, sweet spice. Juicy, dense, black fruits are baked, woody tannins, it's better on the palate than the nose but not for me.
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7/5/2023 - HarveyManfrenjensenden Likes this wine: 95 Points
This wine shows enormous promise of things to come. Delightful right now, it could well be a blockbuster in another 5-10 years.
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12/25/2022 - Fatdoi Likes this wine: 93 Points
a very typical Henschke cedar box but in a much mature form.... every element became more complex, the nose, from start to finish has the 'dirty' Barossa/Eden feel to it --> starting to take on a bit of French character but still retains as a true Aussie wine
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9/3/2022 - Doc Malvern wrote: 90 Points
Complex nose, immediate red fruit with a high tone (possible VA) that takes time to reduce so that blackcurrant comes through. Decanted for an hour or so. Its glossy and smooth with medium acidity and well integrated tannins. The palate is rich dried red fruit, raisins, cocoa and leather. This was an auction bottle so storage may have been an issue, but it certainly was quite evolved for me - possibly past its prime.
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4/12/2022 - kiwivino Likes this wine: 92 Points
Surprisingly good at 20. As others have said deep dark color and rich blue fruit with the tannin resolved. Probably will not improve but a pleasure to drink today.
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