- Brick color - Abundance of chocolate and dark fruits. Plum and black currant with beautiful oak integration and perfect balance. A great wine from the Barossa for a challenging vintage. Medium to long finish.
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Sam Comes to Town (La Pentola): Brief notes. Very hot/high alcohol nose which dominates everything else. Very sweet/candied/powdery red fruit. This is really not a style of wine I enjoy.
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Clear, medium ruby. Medium, clear nose. Kernel scents: chocolate, vanilla suggesting American oak (in reality it's a mixture of oaks). Plum and pretty ripe, stewed fruits. Long finish, fine tannins. A good example of a Barossa shiraz made with care. Just not my style. These are very old vines (some are 80 years old). Value is good.
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3/8/2014 - Brettski80 wrote: 93 Points
- Brick color - Abundance of chocolate and dark fruits. Plum and black currant with beautiful oak integration and perfect balance. A great wine from the Barossa for a challenging vintage. Medium to long finish.
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9/29/2013 - godx wrote:
Sam Comes to Town (La Pentola): Brief notes. Very hot/high alcohol nose which dominates everything else. Very sweet/candied/powdery red fruit. This is really not a style of wine I enjoy.
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8/27/2013 - Ludwig Beethoven wrote:
Clear, medium ruby.
Medium, clear nose. Kernel scents: chocolate, vanilla suggesting American oak (in reality it's a mixture of oaks).
Plum and pretty ripe, stewed fruits.
Long finish, fine tannins.
A good example of a Barossa shiraz made with care. Just not my style.
These are very old vines (some are 80 years old). Value is good.
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1/7/2013 - WineChief Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very elegant for a Northern Barossa Shiraz. Classic nose & palate and great subtlety.
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