NobleRottersSydney - blind 17 Chard & 14 Shiraz (Fix, St James, Sydney): {screwcap, 13.5%} Classy, youthful nose and flavours of figs, nuts, french oak. Vanilla aspect on the palate, malo-influenced style. But still rich fruit. Medium/full body, medium acid. Picks up a citric aspect as it sits. Medium length finish ; barely showing much age yet. Even palate. Cellaring will be fine. Seemed very Margaret River to me. Evidently a polarising wine : Votes: three x 1st (Glenn, Adrian, Graeme), three x last (Gordon, Greg, Stephen)!
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While I can't say I disagree with the aroma noted in preceding comments, I find the toast, oak and vanilla slightly over powering! Not sure if 5 more years is the cellar would solve that problem
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NobleRottersSydney - Yarra v Margaret (Fix, St James, Sydney): {screwcap} [Aaron] Steely nose. Like stainless steel! Closed for fruit. The palate is austere and flinty. Tight. Has a meaty kind of undertone. Even presence on the palate, medium weight and acidity. But the finish is patchy, tending to short. Seems in an awkward phase; just seems a bit under-fruited to be something that will age prettily. Outshone by Oakridge alongside.
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1/28/2023 - Andymanno5 Likes this wine: 94 Points
This was an outstanding wine, great use of oak that resulted in a beautifully balanced wine
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2/2/2022 - graemeg wrote:
NobleRottersSydney - blind 17 Chard & 14 Shiraz (Fix, St James, Sydney): {screwcap, 13.5%} Classy, youthful nose and flavours of figs, nuts, french oak. Vanilla aspect on the palate, malo-influenced style. But still rich fruit. Medium/full body, medium acid. Picks up a citric aspect as it sits. Medium length finish ; barely showing much age yet. Even palate. Cellaring will be fine. Seemed very Margaret River to me. Evidently a polarising wine : Votes: three x 1st (Glenn, Adrian, Graeme), three x last (Gordon, Greg, Stephen)!
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12/14/2021 - Vitisconcierge wrote: 89 Points
While I can't say I disagree with the aroma noted in preceding comments, I find the toast, oak and vanilla slightly over powering! Not sure if 5 more years is the cellar would solve that problem
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2/4/2021 - graemeg wrote:
NobleRottersSydney - Yarra v Margaret (Fix, St James, Sydney): {screwcap} [Aaron] Steely nose. Like stainless steel! Closed for fruit. The palate is austere and flinty. Tight. Has a meaty kind of undertone. Even presence on the palate, medium weight and acidity. But the finish is patchy, tending to short. Seems in an awkward phase; just seems a bit under-fruited to be something that will age prettily. Outshone by Oakridge alongside.
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9/25/2020 - Darren P wrote: 95 Points
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