2007 Galil Mountain Shiraz - Cabernet

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  9/29/2011 - raccah wrote: 90 Points

  The nose on this purple to black colored wine is an alchemy of the two fruits used, tobacco, rich chocolate, tar, strong alcohol to start, black pepper, dirt, sweet cedar, smoky notes, raspberry, blackberry, plum, and vanilla. The mouth on this medium to full bodied wine starts off very hot, but over time cools off to show both sides of this blend, the syrah shows first with a strong presence of black pepper, coffee, blackberry, and tar, over time the syrah gives way to the Cabernet with rich blackberry, plum, sweet cedar and chocolate. The Cabernet side of this wine almost 100% reminded me of the Alexander Winery Cabernet with its sweet cedar, plum, and blackberry combination. The mid palate is balanced with rich acid, sweet cedar, black pepper, tar, chocolate, tobacco, licorice, dirt, plum, raspberry, and a nice dollop of vanilla on top. This wine pack a punch with its heat, but once that dies down, the wine has two sides that are both lovely apart or combined, and linger nicely with rich ripe plum tobacco, chocolate, a hint of tar, and vanilla.

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  2/12/2011 - DSaeedi wrote: 88 Points

  Pure ripe currant and jam. Mint, sweet oak and coconut. Medium bodied, silky tannins and round palate. Pleasing and easy drinking, but still offering very interesting notes. This is a QPR winner.

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