Dîner de Noël des anciens C&S (Restaurant Bagatelle): Un nez de noix de coco, évoquant l'élevage en fûts de vins du Nouveau Monde. Ensuite, j'y retrouve un côté plus classique évoquant la syrah. Le vin est dense et droit, je croyais à un Hermitage. Belle complexité, dans un style assez moderne, qui devenait de plus en plus mentholé avec l'aération. 92 pts
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Excellent, fully mature Shiraz. With no real signs of ageing this wine could continue to evolve and improve to the 2025 drinking window. Very smooth, no heat, good structure and quite dry. Just a great experience. One bottle left which I will save for s special occasion. Highly recommended.
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Intensely structured. Still black purple in color. Ripe but not over the top. Lardon, blackberry, cassis, garrigue, underbrush rosemary, and all of the Shirazzie delights with none of the fruit sweetness one would associate with Oz. This is big league Aussie Shiraz. Delightful to the max.
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Interesting wine. After opening with a short decant nice shiraz. Very smooth, good balance and structure. Drank over a couple of days and it just kept getting better. Added weight and complexity. Opened up and turned into an excellent wine. I would recommend a several hour decant to really enjoy this wine.
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Excellent, fully mature Shiraz. Very smooth, goof fruit and a long finish. Very good acidity and not very sweet at all. Much better than the last bottle. Still showing little sings of age so no rush to drink at this point.
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12/22/2023 - d'Artagnan wrote: 92 Points
Dîner de Noël des anciens C&S (Restaurant Bagatelle): Un nez de noix de coco, évoquant l'élevage en fûts de vins du Nouveau Monde. Ensuite, j'y retrouve un côté plus classique évoquant la syrah. Le vin est dense et droit, je croyais à un Hermitage. Belle complexité, dans un style assez moderne, qui devenait de plus en plus mentholé avec l'aération. 92 pts
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1/15/2022 - 309VEB Likes this wine: 94 Points
Excellent, fully mature Shiraz. With no real signs of ageing this wine could continue to evolve and improve to the 2025 drinking window. Very smooth, no heat, good structure and quite dry. Just a great experience. One bottle left which I will save for s special occasion. Highly recommended.
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12/27/2020 - TXRhoneRanger wrote: 97 Points
Intensely structured. Still black purple in color. Ripe but not over the top. Lardon, blackberry, cassis, garrigue, underbrush rosemary, and all of the Shirazzie delights with none of the fruit sweetness one would associate with Oz. This is big league Aussie Shiraz. Delightful to the max.
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5/11/2020 - 309VEB Likes this wine: 92 Points
Interesting wine. After opening with a short decant nice shiraz. Very smooth, good balance and structure. Drank over a couple of days and it just kept getting better. Added weight and complexity. Opened up and turned into an excellent wine. I would recommend a several hour decant to really enjoy this wine.
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4/2/2019 - 309VEB Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent, fully mature Shiraz. Very smooth, goof fruit and a long finish. Very good acidity and not very sweet at all. Much better than the last bottle. Still showing little sings of age so no rush to drink at this point.
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