Aged Hunter fun (Frank's place in Matraville): prune, leather, black tea, earthy, smoked bacon a little sweet cherry, sous bois. In the mouth it's sharply acidic, a little alcohol warmth, muted cherry and prune, leather, earth, no discernible tannins means there is a slight mid scoop on the palate. Hmm.
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Sweet, funky nose with a very clear rim in the glass, dispite it's age. Good floral palette with decent length. Mid palette dominance showing through with lots of dry tannins. Very GSM in style. Drinking out quick so drink up. Perhaps not the best bottle
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Probably about as good as it will get. Still quite noted tannins, but a delightful length and good spicy overtones. The fruit is nicely balanced and very elegant. I really enjoyed this and look forward to finishing off the next 2 bottles as they should be drunk quite soon.
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NobleRottersSydney - Oz wines mid-80s (Lucio's, Paddington): Classic Release 2003 {cork, 12.5%} Remarkably dark red for a wine of this age. Initially the nose is rubbery, the fruit reticent. Seems like a much-faded version of the previous wine – which is odd considering a famous vintage and twelve years of cellaring by Lindemans before re-release. A single mouthful provides the answer. The palate is entirely stripped and tastes of cardboard. Another fifteen minutes in the glass and the aromas of TCA emerge in all their offensive, wet, mouldy glory, just revelling in their opportunity to spoil a wine kept for so long. A terrible pity because there was a really fine wine lurking underneath. I say: DEATH TO THE CORK!
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7/28/2019 - chatters wrote:
Aged Hunter fun (Frank's place in Matraville): prune, leather, black tea, earthy, smoked bacon a little sweet cherry, sous bois. In the mouth it's sharply acidic, a little alcohol warmth, muted cherry and prune, leather, earth, no discernible tannins means there is a slight mid scoop on the palate. Hmm.
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4/4/2007 - serialmonkey wrote: 88 Points
Century Wine Club - April 2007 (Scarborough Cellar Door): Drink now - 2008
Sweet, funky nose with a very clear rim in the glass, dispite it's age. Good floral palette with decent length. Mid palette dominance showing through with lots of dry tannins. Very GSM in style. Drinking out quick so drink up. Perhaps not the best bottle
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3/25/2007 - runny wrote: 92 Points
Probably about as good as it will get. Still quite noted tannins, but a delightful length and good spicy overtones. The fruit is nicely balanced and very elegant. I really enjoyed this and look forward to finishing off the next 2 bottles as they should be drunk quite soon.
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8/1/2005 - graemeg wrote: flawed
NobleRottersSydney - Oz wines mid-80s (Lucio's, Paddington): Classic Release 2003 {cork, 12.5%} Remarkably dark red for a wine of this age. Initially the nose is rubbery, the fruit reticent. Seems like a much-faded version of the previous wine – which is odd considering a famous vintage and twelve years of cellaring by Lindemans before re-release. A single mouthful provides the answer. The palate is entirely stripped and tastes of cardboard. Another fifteen minutes in the glass and the aromas of TCA emerge in all their offensive, wet, mouldy glory, just revelling in their opportunity to spoil a wine kept for so long. A terrible pity because there was a really fine wine lurking underneath. I say: DEATH TO THE CORK!
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