2001 Bannockburn Cabernet Merlot

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  5/23/2009 - Paul S wrote: 89 Points

  1996 left-bank Bordeaux tasting with lots more (Richfield, Lam Soon Building, Singapore): A little warm-up to start the tasting. Pretty decent. Nose was chocked full of earthy notes of leather, mushroom, wet dog - really animale tones. I thought old world at first, but a few swirls later, those sauvage notes peeled away slightly to show sweet cherries, strawberry jam and preserved raspberry tones. One sip and new world Merlot-type blend came up quite clearly - again, sweet cherries and quite a bit of dark fruit came out in a very open, expressive palate. I got a touch of mint and other herbs and little bits of crushed beetles along with that sweetish fruit. I thought it was pretty well balanced and quite decently knitted together until just after the midpalate, where some disjointed notes started floating around. Finish was rather dry, with touches of wood spice, damp leaves and a hint of big alcohol. Clearly new world then, but rather interesting. KG guessed 2001, the rest of us all thought rather older.

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