The wine looks inky colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. The body is medium/full. The wine finishes short. The wine has high acidity.
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2011 Sydney International Wine Show - Top 100 tasting (Menzies Hotel, Sydney): {screwcap, 14.5%} Generous, but slightly green/menthol-tinged nose. Becomes something of a typical Clare minty red on the palate. The palate has a rather varnishy, almost slimey-textured feel to it – something to do with the oak? (or just me at this late stage?) Fine tannins seem unobtrusive, but remain persistent; the finish is medium-full bodied and reasonably persistent. This is ususally a medium-term drinker; this seems in line with tradition. Godd wine without really scaling the heights.
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8/19/2016 - wineappellation Likes this wine: 88 Points
Quite N. Rhone in style. Vanilla, earth, farmyard funk, cedar, plum, licorice and dark chocolate. Delicious now at 10yo. Drink up.
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12/17/2014 - jskuek wrote: 88 Points
The wine looks inky colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. The body is medium/full. The wine finishes short. The wine has high acidity.
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4/9/2011 - graemeg wrote:
2011 Sydney International Wine Show - Top 100 tasting (Menzies Hotel, Sydney): {screwcap, 14.5%} Generous, but slightly green/menthol-tinged nose. Becomes something of a typical Clare minty red on the palate. The palate has a rather varnishy, almost slimey-textured feel to it – something to do with the oak? (or just me at this late stage?) Fine tannins seem unobtrusive, but remain persistent; the finish is medium-full bodied and reasonably persistent. This is ususally a medium-term drinker; this seems in line with tradition. Godd wine without really scaling the heights.
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