I was a bit nervous opening this wine after reading some mixed reviews by the CT faithful. We were drinking a magnum and was optimistic that it’s ageing profile would be quite different. We were not disappointed although the cork did come out in a couple of bits but it had not failed. Decanted for 2 hours, it was brilliant and a crowd pleaser amongst my friends who had also brought some cracking wines to share.
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Well I was really worried as I opened this wine with my friends over a beautiful beef casserole and when the cork broke 3 times while extracting I was even more worried, after tipping the last 4 from my cellar down the sink you can image why, well when I finally got that last piece of cork out it was pure delight, the nose has light fruit character with a strong influence of pepper and spice this all flowing through to the palate, my advise is not to wait and drink this now and leave it standing upright overnight as there was some sediment present when I reached the last of this superbly crafted Shiraz, enjoy if you get the chance!
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8/23/2022 - NoelB Likes this wine: 97 Points
Amazing. Still great fruit. Long. Delicate.
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5/17/2022 - 1990 wrote:
Last of 3 purchased for Anthony’s 21st
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3/19/2022 - shklotz Likes this wine: 94 Points
Fantastic wine! Aged beautifully. Powerful floral nose. Full bodied, great McLaren Vale Shiraz.
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12/11/2020 - Stray Cat Likes this wine: 95 Points
I was a bit nervous opening this wine after reading some mixed reviews by the CT faithful. We were drinking a magnum and was optimistic that it’s ageing profile would be quite different. We were not disappointed although the cork did come out in a couple of bits but it had not failed. Decanted for 2 hours, it was brilliant and a crowd pleaser amongst my friends who had also brought some cracking wines to share.
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1/5/2020 - Andrew Mackus Likes this wine: 88 Points
Well I was really worried as I opened this wine with my friends over a beautiful beef casserole and when the cork broke 3 times while extracting I was even more worried, after tipping the last 4 from my cellar down the sink you can image why, well when I finally got that last piece of cork out it was pure delight, the nose has light fruit character with a strong influence of pepper and spice this all flowing through to the palate, my advise is not to wait and drink this now and leave it standing upright overnight as there was some sediment present when I reached the last of this superbly crafted Shiraz, enjoy if you get the chance!
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