Very interesting wine, big black dark fruit, not hot at all. Wine evolved significantly over a three hour dinner. And not sure for the better.
Upon opening very impressive, deliciously forward with dark fruit but not in an overpowering way. Actually restrained and sophisticated And not hot at all especially considering the 16.3% alcohol. The fruit was very enjoyable, a bit sweet but again not overpowering in any way. As the evening went on, the wine quieted down into an enjoyable but not especially memorable wine, did not have any telltale marks of a Shiraz by the time we were done.
I don’t understand the scores in initially got that said it was a nice one. This came as part of a three pack, two more to go. I think if you have any, probably time to drink up.
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Mature with no sign that further aging is going to improve this Shiraz. Black fruit on the nose and palate finishing with a bit of spice and a hint of alcohol but not overbearing. Pretty smooth overall but the pricing was near the top of the Aussie craze level. Very full bodied and still enjoyable.
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7/17/2022 - afu wrote: 94 Points
Very interesting wine, big black dark fruit, not hot at all. Wine evolved significantly over a three hour dinner. And not sure for the better.
Upon opening very impressive, deliciously forward with dark fruit but not in an overpowering way. Actually restrained and sophisticated And not hot at all especially considering the 16.3% alcohol. The fruit was very enjoyable, a bit sweet but again not overpowering in any way. As the evening went on, the wine quieted down into an enjoyable but not especially memorable wine, did not have any telltale marks of a Shiraz by the time we were done.
I don’t understand the scores in initially got that said it was a nice one. This came as part of a three pack, two more to go. I think if you have any, probably time to drink up.
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12/6/2021 - popasq Likes this wine: 97 Points
This wine was exceptional, decanted for nearly 5 hours which clearly made a huge difference.
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2/10/2020 - D.Callahan Likes this wine: 90 Points
Mature with no sign that further aging is going to improve this Shiraz. Black fruit on the nose and palate finishing with a bit of spice and a hint of alcohol but not overbearing. Pretty smooth overall but the pricing was near the top of the Aussie craze level. Very full bodied and still enjoyable.
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3/4/2018 - peterk wrote: 91 Points
Very good, but I expected more. I agree with MTOLERICO - alcohol is masked, but this wine isn't going anywhere
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2/6/2017 - lucaslabelle wrote: 94 Points
Not as good as my last bottle. Delicious but my tastes have clearly moved from Australia to other regions.
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