1999 Rosemount Estate Syrah Balmoral

Community Tasting Notes (73) Avg Score: 89.0 points

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  3/24/2023 - Joelene wrote: 91 Points

  Drinking very well still.
  This opens up with some dusty funk that blew off quickly and led into eucalyptus and spearmint, some black raspberry and leather. A nice tartness or tanginess too which kept this lively and interesting. Integrated tannin, soft palate, just enought acidity and still a lingering and drying finish. Nice juice.

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  2/5/2022 - rmcnees wrote: 88 Points

  The cork was soft and would've come apart with a traditional corkscrew - I extracted it intact using an ahso two pronged cork puller.
  
  Starting to show diminution from aging, the color was garnet colored with some brown bricking starting to set in, medium-full bodied, the full blackberry and black currant fruits are starting to give way to the non-fruit notes of tobacco, spice box, hints of pepper, anise and black olive with tangy acidity on the lingering finish.
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  12/11/2020 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Just past peak. A near perfect cork after two decades in the bottle. Consumed over two days. Popped and poured this wine, it opened up quickly. On day two the fruit was still fresh, this wine had softened to reveal increased depth and integrated complexity.
  Dark burgundy color with little to no oxidation and clarity was medium. Aromas of bing cherry and raspberry. Flavors of black cherry cola, black pepper, raspberry framboise, leather, and a little funk. This Syrah has a medium finish. This is my last bottle of this vintage. Always a great fruit source and a good winemaking effort.

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  6/18/2020 - Bsmith457 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Dark dirty crimson. Dry spice, rotted wood. Sweet plum, strawberry, black cherry, coffee beans. Full body, tannin is remarkably fine. Acidity is a bit low. Some signs of oxidation when first opened, the cork broke apart but could be recovered. Recovers very well, impressive wine for its age. I was worried it would be flat but still has good flavours, even if a bit dull. It’s my last bottle, but if I had more I would be happy to open them.

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  2/27/2020 - Neecies Likes this wine:

  Showing beautifully right now. Full tertiary but mellow with spicy potpourri notes.

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