Tasmanian Wine Tasting 2013 (Oak Barrel, Elizabeth Street, Sydney): Aromas of brambles, leather, cedar, herbaceous notes - mint and touches of eucalyptus, slight pencil shavings. In the mouth there are flavours of leather, bramble, cedar, spice, long finish, very nice.
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"Simple" Midweek Dinner (the Gang Goes Spanish) (Bilbao Restaurant, 111 Somerset): How unusual - my first Tasmanian Cabernet of any age and this, with some 16 years under its belt, was very good indeed. It had a lovely nose, full of lush, earthy, tobacco-ey tones wed to some roasted capsicum, plums and cassis and even a bit of cedar, a mix that got most of the table guessing left-bank. The palate was wonderfully drinkable. Silky smooth, velvety soft, with fresh acidity lapping against gentle dark-fruited tones, this was again seasoned with more tobacco-leaf and earth notes towards the finish. Not the deepest, longest or most complex, but boy it perfectly integrated and realy delicious. A very nice wine indeed - I enjoyed this tremendously.
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3/14/2013 - chatters wrote:
Tasmanian Wine Tasting 2013 (Oak Barrel, Elizabeth Street, Sydney): Aromas of brambles, leather, cedar, herbaceous notes - mint and touches of eucalyptus, slight pencil shavings. In the mouth there are flavours of leather, bramble, cedar, spice, long finish, very nice.
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9/15/2011 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points
"Simple" Midweek Dinner (the Gang Goes Spanish) (Bilbao Restaurant, 111 Somerset): How unusual - my first Tasmanian Cabernet of any age and this, with some 16 years under its belt, was very good indeed. It had a lovely nose, full of lush, earthy, tobacco-ey tones wed to some roasted capsicum, plums and cassis and even a bit of cedar, a mix that got most of the table guessing left-bank. The palate was wonderfully drinkable. Silky smooth, velvety soft, with fresh acidity lapping against gentle dark-fruited tones, this was again seasoned with more tobacco-leaf and earth notes towards the finish. Not the deepest, longest or most complex, but boy it perfectly integrated and realy delicious. A very nice wine indeed - I enjoyed this tremendously.
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