Medium-light bodied for Cab, very elegant. Unexpectedly clean for LF, I tend to expect a bit of funk. Red fruit and a brambly character. Wine #8 of the night so notes are a bit short but thia was very good for what I think has the reputation of being a poor HV vintage?
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375ml and disappointing vs usual experience with this wine. Surprising light in colour and lacking in flavour depth and balance. Very red fruited, tart and volatile. Drunk over 3 hours and if anything deteriorated. I hope future bottles (I have a few) show better.
Subsequently I saw that Lakes Folly website designated this vintage simply as “Wet” and didn’t give it a rating or drinking window. I suspect this all points to it being a rare very poor vintage. Looking at other notes (mostly older) maybe it hasn’t developed well either.
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Classic and true to the elegant vintage IMO. Red berry fruit, cedar, some earth, not particularly complex, but really nice to drink - gentle, subtle, soft, good acidity, lightness, classic Hunter character.
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2/27/2024 - mattscellar Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted ~2hrs, red fruit and quite elegant. In balance, and showing well given the poor vintage conditions of 2015.
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2/27/2024 - colinscellar Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium-light bodied for Cab, very elegant. Unexpectedly clean for LF, I tend to expect a bit of funk. Red fruit and a brambly character. Wine #8 of the night so notes are a bit short but thia was very good for what I think has the reputation of being a poor HV vintage?
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11/30/2023 - nwebstar wrote: 87 Points
375ml and disappointing vs usual experience with this wine. Surprising light in colour and lacking in flavour depth and balance. Very red fruited, tart and volatile. Drunk over 3 hours and if anything deteriorated. I hope future bottles (I have a few) show better.
Subsequently I saw that Lakes Folly website designated this vintage simply as “Wet” and didn’t give it a rating or drinking window. I suspect this all points to it being a rare very poor vintage. Looking at other notes (mostly older) maybe it hasn’t developed well either.
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11/2/2021 - Willis61 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Well made wine out of a difficult wet vintage
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12/13/2020 - Bearbus wrote:
Classic and true to the elegant vintage IMO. Red berry fruit, cedar, some earth, not particularly complex, but really nice to drink - gentle, subtle, soft, good acidity, lightness, classic Hunter character.
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