Still looking very good but probably right in the drinking window. Fruits are dusty and earthy and almost push the boundary of corkiness. Sweet herbal fruits in the background. Sparkling acidity but not agressive. Not flabby like that of the 2010 tasting.
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'Just lovely' continues to be a very relevant descriptor. Incredible aromatic with ribena fruits, very pure, although any sense of green fruits appears to have dropped out. Palate is very soft and largely devoid of tannin and oak. Some acid. Almost a bit flabby; I'm surprised at the speed at which the structure has broken down. Maybe drink soonish?
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Winery visits Jan 2008 (Tasmania): {Diam, A$28} The newsletter tasting note pretty well summed this up aromatically – cherries, dark chocolate, blackcurrant leaf and mushroom. It’s a bit greener than that list indicates; it’s also a powerful wine with strong tannins. For a 5-year-old second wine, it’s blazing along, and yet, it looks harsh against the following vintage.
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10/7/2011 - StewartWent wrote: 91 Points
Still looking very good but probably right in the drinking window. Fruits are dusty and earthy and almost push the boundary of corkiness. Sweet herbal fruits in the background. Sparkling acidity but not agressive. Not flabby like that of the 2010 tasting.
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10/29/2010 - StewartWent wrote: 91 Points
'Just lovely' continues to be a very relevant descriptor. Incredible aromatic with ribena fruits, very pure, although any sense of green fruits appears to have dropped out. Palate is very soft and largely devoid of tannin and oak. Some acid. Almost a bit flabby; I'm surprised at the speed at which the structure has broken down. Maybe drink soonish?
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11/4/2008 - StewartWent wrote: 92 Points
Amazing blackberry and ribena nose. So deep and lifted. Beautifully balanced in the mouth. Low oak. Just lovely.
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1/10/2008 - graemeg wrote:
Winery visits Jan 2008 (Tasmania): {Diam, A$28} The newsletter tasting note pretty well summed this up aromatically – cherries, dark chocolate, blackcurrant leaf and mushroom. It’s a bit greener than that list indicates; it’s also a powerful wine with strong tannins. For a 5-year-old second wine, it’s blazing along, and yet, it looks harsh against the following vintage.
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