Pleasantly surprised that this inexpensive web find is still pouring with the quality and character it had in 6/09 when it was purchased. Will probably drink well for another couple of years but don't try to hang on to them for thelong haul.
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SuperBowl Night (Chicago IL, Mike's house): nose: a stark contrast to the other wines that were being drunk, this was pretty in your face with tones of mint, eucalyptus, black cherries, cranberries, and cigarrette ash. bold and fairly rich, this was rather out of place from everything else that was being drunk
taste: overdone, hot, and hollow on the mid palate. This didn't seem like the same wine that I enjoyed in the past. Tones of eucalyptus, black cherries, and cranberries go decent with each other
overall: this wine was out of place and it probably isn't fair to do a real evaluation. c'est la vie. It would've fared much better with other shirazs, but with that said, it was a hit with other people that were at the party that weren't drinking as much wine
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nose: very nice nose of mint, coffee, tobbacco leaf, raspberry, cranberry, smoke, and dark fruits
taste: nice full and firm feel on the palate with a good initial attack of mint, cranberry, raspberry, and bits of tobbacco
overall: nice victorian shiraz. Good and balanced with really interesting flavors. could use a little time to fully come together, but this is a really good wine right now and is a nice departure from the traditional barossa style shiraz
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6/15/2011 - mrpaper126@gmail.com wrote: 87 Points
Pleasantly surprised that this inexpensive web find is still pouring with the quality and character it had in 6/09 when it was purchased. Will probably drink well for another couple of years but don't try to hang on to them for thelong haul.
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7/22/2009 - Spencer wrote: 90 Points
Very nice, balanced, pure syrah. Should age well, but this is drinking very well now.
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2/1/2009 - KeithAkers wrote: 85 Points
SuperBowl Night (Chicago IL, Mike's house): nose: a stark contrast to the other wines that were being drunk, this was pretty in your face with tones of mint, eucalyptus, black cherries, cranberries, and cigarrette ash. bold and fairly rich, this was rather out of place from everything else that was being drunk
taste: overdone, hot, and hollow on the mid palate. This didn't seem like the same wine that I enjoyed in the past. Tones of eucalyptus, black cherries, and cranberries go decent with each other
overall: this wine was out of place and it probably isn't fair to do a real evaluation. c'est la vie. It would've fared much better with other shirazs, but with that said, it was a hit with other people that were at the party that weren't drinking as much wine
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5/7/2008 - tairanosaurus wrote: 90 Points
similar notes to previous.
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3/16/2008 - KeithAkers wrote: 89 Points
nose: very nice nose of mint, coffee, tobbacco leaf, raspberry, cranberry, smoke, and dark fruits
taste: nice full and firm feel on the palate with a good initial attack of mint, cranberry, raspberry, and bits of tobbacco
overall: nice victorian shiraz. Good and balanced with really interesting flavors. could use a little time to fully come together, but this is a really good wine right now and is a nice departure from the traditional barossa style shiraz
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