ruby color; nose of sois bois, cedar chest and blackberries; strong fruit-forward, even 17 years later! Blackberry stew, plums, lil' smokies and cigar box. Very pleasant, especially after an hour's breath.
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Inky black/plum color; nose thick with stewed blackberry and smoked ham; thick taste of stewed blackberries, smoked ham, tending towards toasty cedar and spiked punch. Fully-integrated tannins, good acid/fruit balance, which is remarkable for a 13 yo screwtop wine!
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Good twisted and poured but significantly better the next day. Impressively opaque black to the edge with no off putting alcohol vapors or oxidation, just an intense blackberry smell with a brush of smoked meat. Very velvety in the mouth with adequate but subdued acidity and tannin, and no heaviness or overt sweetness. The swallow glides down with a burst of blackberry, black plum and black currant fruit, plus an undertow of acidity good enough to end refreshing. Unusually enjoyable and delicious for a Barossa wine without being ponderous or over ripe.
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Nice mid-week wine. Still a bit hollow when first opened, but builds as it sits. Day two things were smooth and very enjoyable. Went well with the breaded chicken we were eating.
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4/23/2023 - nfurlong Likes this wine: 91 Points
ruby color; nose of sois bois, cedar chest and blackberries; strong fruit-forward, even 17 years later! Blackberry stew, plums, lil' smokies and cigar box. Very pleasant, especially after an hour's breath.
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10/19/2019 - nfurlong Likes this wine: 91 Points
Inky black/plum color; nose thick with stewed blackberry and smoked ham; thick taste of stewed blackberries, smoked ham, tending towards toasty cedar and spiked punch. Fully-integrated tannins, good acid/fruit balance, which is remarkable for a 13 yo screwtop wine!
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12/21/2016 - Mossrose wrote: 93 Points
Good twisted and poured but significantly better the next day. Impressively opaque black to the edge with no off putting alcohol vapors or oxidation, just an intense blackberry smell with a brush of smoked meat. Very velvety in the mouth with adequate but subdued acidity and tannin, and no heaviness or overt sweetness. The swallow glides down with a burst of blackberry, black plum and black currant fruit, plus an undertow of acidity good enough to end refreshing. Unusually enjoyable and delicious for a Barossa wine without being ponderous or over ripe.
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6/27/2011 - corkcellar wrote: 87 Points
Solid
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3/20/2011 - MCrawford wrote: 87 Points
Nice mid-week wine. Still a bit hollow when first opened, but builds as it sits. Day two things were smooth and very enjoyable. Went well with the breaded chicken we were eating.
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