The nose starts off spicy and woodsy, but adds a little vanilla and cassis into the mix with time in glass; the palate shows more complexity than the nose lets on, sure there was a heavy presence of wood but also blackberry, cassis, vanilla and spice. Pretty good considering its age. But the most noticeable thing here are those woody notes and spicy-peppery character.
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Purchased on half price offer in 2007 for £5. Cellared for 7 years and proved to be a good buy! Nice shiraz with good colour and clarity, softened but with blackberry and plum fruit with spice and pepper and rounded tannins. A long long finish. 14.5% but not overpowering! Good drinking right now! Malbec is the signature grape for Argentina in the present market but a good Shiraz scores for me as well.
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Big and bold, thought it might have been from Austrailia, lots going on....coffee, chocolate, woodsy...maybe a little too much oak for my taste. Slightly disappointing in the relative short finish. But overall a good QPR, probably should have been drank earlier.
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8/28/2015 - owr wrote: 84 Points
The nose starts off spicy and woodsy, but adds a little vanilla and cassis into the mix with time in glass; the palate shows more complexity than the nose lets on, sure there was a heavy presence of wood but also blackberry, cassis, vanilla and spice. Pretty good considering its age. But the most noticeable thing here are those woody notes and spicy-peppery character.
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3/29/2014 - winosot Likes this wine: 88 Points
Purchased on half price offer in 2007 for £5. Cellared for 7 years and proved to be a good buy! Nice shiraz with good colour and clarity, softened but with blackberry and plum fruit with spice and pepper and rounded tannins. A long long finish. 14.5% but not overpowering! Good drinking right now! Malbec is the signature grape for Argentina in the present market but a good Shiraz scores for me as well.
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11/11/2012 - Winepath wrote: 89 Points
Big and bold, thought it might have been from Austrailia, lots going on....coffee, chocolate, woodsy...maybe a little too much oak for my taste. Slightly disappointing in the relative short finish. But overall a good QPR, probably should have been drank earlier.
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