2008 Bannockburn Douglas

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  9/3/2014 - StewartWent wrote: 89 Points

  Remains plush, juicy and friendly, but a little more grown up when compared to the previous tasting. Small line of acid runs through the middle of the palate. Uber friendly and just serious enough.

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  2/26/2013 - 99tollap wrote: 91 Points

  Umm, this is odd. Last time I had this wine I adored it. This time, a very different impression. Off bottle I imagine. The smell is still great. Lovely bright blackcurrant and a little spice. The attack is good, but gives way to a very bitter after taste, even a touch sulphurous. Shame, because I was so excited to drink this again.
  UPDATE: Day 2 this wine has improved massively! The off-balance between the attack and mid palate has disappeared and the wine is much closer to how I remember it now. Beautiful. How strange. Maybe the 6 months and contrasting storage conditions played a role... score changed from 87 to 91

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  11/16/2012 - StewartWent wrote: 89 Points

  Can't be too many cabernet-based wines like this coming out of Geelong. Soft, but not plush, with amazing aromatics and fluffy herbal cab and shiraz fruits. Really very pretty and dainty, and the sweet herbal lift on the nose is something else. But, this wine is front ended with little by way of structure and bones to keep it together for the long haul. Glad I tried a bottle at 4 years of age.

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  11/16/2012 - 99tollap Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This is the first Australian wine that has truly blown me away (and I've had a lot). There's no need to write detailed tasting notes with this wine. It is just so delicious! Probably the easiest drinking red wine I've ever had. Incredible deep fruit: blackberrys, blueberrys and raspberrys. 15% addition of pinot is inspired. Buy this wine!

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  9/23/2012 - Avid Wino wrote: 94 Points

  Outstanding for its enjoyability and quality but perhaps more for the "wow, what is going on with this wine?!" factor. Mostly cabernet sauvignon, some shiraz and merlot, and 15% pinot lifts the nose. A whirling maelstrom of mulberry, blackcurrant, strawberry, and fresh green herbs. Fleshy with fine tannins.

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