Oak, oak, oak on the nose. Resinous, sweet and creamy oak. With breathing, notes of bourbon, creamy oak, pan juices, licorice, a mix of herbs (thyme and basil) and woody spice.
Sweet, slippery mouthfeel, with fully resolved tannins. The acid seems natural and well balanced; perhaps not a surprise given the cooler year. A slight alcohol warmth is noticeable, but doesn’t really distract, such is the big style of wine. Dark chocolate, peppermint, blackberry, and close on the palate.
Opinion: Seems a lot more expressive than when last tasted 4 years ago. Unlikely to improve a lot from here. Good drinking now, if you don’t mind the oak.
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Gemtree Wine Theatre (Toast Australia Festival, Regents Park, London): Gemtree 'Uncut' Shiraz is filtered and fined very lightly in order to expose some big, bold characters. I certainly found some massive fruit on the nose! The palate showed vanilla and ripe red fruit. Well rounded with lots of young, firm, tannin. Good!
(Tasted in the Gemtree Wine Theatre, 'Toast Australia', Regents Park, London)
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Layers of inviting aromas are present, both dark and red fruits, peppermint and a dash of oak. A very easy drinking and full bodied wine, fleshy plum and berry flavours lead into a lingering finish with fine tannins and a little oak.
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2/11/2021 - Dave Herzig Likes this wine: 89 Points
17 years on and still drinking well.
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12/28/2015 - mphatic wrote:
Screwcap, 14.5% alc. Opaque, blood red.
Oak, oak, oak on the nose. Resinous, sweet and creamy oak. With breathing, notes of bourbon, creamy oak, pan juices, licorice, a mix of herbs (thyme and basil) and woody spice.
Sweet, slippery mouthfeel, with fully resolved tannins. The acid seems natural and well balanced; perhaps not a surprise given the cooler year. A slight alcohol warmth is noticeable, but doesn’t really distract, such is the big style of wine. Dark chocolate, peppermint, blackberry, and close on the palate.
Opinion: Seems a lot more expressive than when last tasted 4 years ago. Unlikely to improve a lot from here. Good drinking now, if you don’t mind the oak.
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7/16/2006 - jamieirving wrote: 82 Points
Gemtree Wine Theatre (Toast Australia Festival, Regents Park, London): Gemtree 'Uncut' Shiraz is filtered and fined very lightly in order to expose some big, bold characters. I certainly found some massive fruit on the nose! The palate showed vanilla and ripe red fruit. Well rounded with lots of young, firm, tannin. Good!
(Tasted in the Gemtree Wine Theatre, 'Toast Australia', Regents Park, London)
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5/18/2006 - m.stiles wrote: 90 Points
Layers of inviting aromas are present, both dark and red fruits, peppermint and a dash of oak. A very easy drinking and full bodied wine, fleshy plum and berry flavours lead into a lingering finish with fine tannins and a little oak.
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