Bought this in Australia last month. Big wine that held up well past CT drink by date. Muted on opening but one-hour decant brought out blue fruits, leather, earth, mocha and some asian spice with restrained but mouth-coating tannins. 92
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Très moka! Un vin passablement évolué, mais dont la Syrah était toujours perceptible grâce à une touche d’olives noires. De facture moderne, un vin qui se fera vite oublié, d’un pays que je fréquente rarement mais qui aura eu le mérite de me rappeler que l’Australie ne fait pas que des vins confiturés!
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Two 2002 Aussie Shiraz/Viogniers - Yalumba & d'Arenberg: Sweet and rich aromas. Smells very fresh. More opulent than the d'Arenberg. The hedonist side of me likes to smell this wine. Sweet blue and red fruit. Medium acids and tannins. This is holding up fine. Although it is very ripe it still has a rustic side. The finish is a little sour but that balances well with the oak.
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DRINK UP. The bottle I had was at the end of its days. Opened big lush, prominent raspberry but quickly faded in the glass to a thin, astringent memory of it's former self.
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7/24/2014 - elevwine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bought this in Australia last month. Big wine that held up well past CT drink by date. Muted on opening but one-hour decant brought out blue fruits, leather, earth, mocha and some asian spice with restrained but mouth-coating tannins. 92
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11/15/2012 - kopke wrote: 88 Points
Très moka! Un vin passablement évolué, mais dont la Syrah était toujours perceptible grâce à une touche d’olives noires. De facture moderne, un vin qui se fera vite oublié, d’un pays que je fréquente rarement mais qui aura eu le mérite de me rappeler que l’Australie ne fait pas que des vins confiturés!
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2/17/2011 - fullpour wrote:
Over the hill. Drink 'em if you've got 'em.
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5/22/2010 - jasonh wrote: 91 Points
Two 2002 Aussie Shiraz/Viogniers - Yalumba & d'Arenberg: Sweet and rich aromas. Smells very fresh. More opulent than the d'Arenberg. The hedonist side of me likes to smell this wine. Sweet blue and red fruit. Medium acids and tannins. This is holding up fine. Although it is very ripe it still has a rustic side. The finish is a little sour but that balances well with the oak.
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5/29/2009 - lhickey wrote: 86 Points
DRINK UP. The bottle I had was at the end of its days. Opened big lush, prominent raspberry but quickly faded in the glass to a thin, astringent memory of it's former self.
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