Not the most impressive one and definitely less than I was expecting. No complexity but reasonable length and depth. Wouldn’t rush back to buy it again
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Blackberry, smoke, savoury wet gravel, with some band-aid and barnyard overtones.
The brettiness doesn’t seem to hurt the wine on the palate, rather it complements the savoury fruit. Despite being 12 years old, the wine retains a firm structure with quite forceful, grainy tannins. A ferrous note builds with breathing.
Opinion: Certainly not fruity, the wine is savoury and structured, but well composed. The bretty character dissipates with air. The wine looks better on day 3 than day 1, so give it plenty of air. It wouldn’t surprise me if this wine continues to develop and drink well for the next 15 years. However I intend to drink over the next 6.
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Restrained nose, flint, charcoal, chocolate, purple fruit. Became more fruity dominant with airing time palate: medium weight, blueberry, chocolate finish: long, slightly tannic, choc-mint In a balanced drinking spot with primary and secondary but can see an upside to leave it for another 2-3 years Excellent MR shiraz
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Heaps enjoyable but I'm really struggling to describe or even score this, which is unusual. Savoury meaty beefy blueberry and blackberry. Pepper, liquorice, iodine in there too. A little grainy tannin, balance fine. Either in transition, perhaps to something as special as in its youth, but different, or a couple of years past its best... I think likely the latter, but truly could be the former, especially as it didn't budge or deteriorate over five hours today... I simply don't know!
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7/25/2021 - RobertLA Likes this wine: 92 Points
Not the most impressive one and definitely less than I was expecting. No complexity but reasonable length and depth. Wouldn’t rush back to buy it again
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8/20/2020 - Michael Brooks Likes this wine: 94 Points
Absolutely delicious-
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2/29/2020 - mphatic wrote:
Screwcap, 14% alc., Dark, glossy crimson red.
Blackberry, smoke, savoury wet gravel, with some band-aid and barnyard overtones.
The brettiness doesn’t seem to hurt the wine on the palate, rather it complements the savoury fruit. Despite being 12 years old, the wine retains a firm structure with quite forceful, grainy tannins. A ferrous note builds with breathing.
Opinion: Certainly not fruity, the wine is savoury and structured, but well composed. The bretty character dissipates with air. The wine looks better on day 3 than day 1, so give it plenty of air. It wouldn’t surprise me if this wine continues to develop and drink well for the next 15 years. However I intend to drink over the next 6.
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11/15/2019 - ShirazTrain wrote: 93 Points
Restrained nose, flint, charcoal, chocolate, purple fruit.
Became more fruity dominant with airing time
palate: medium weight, blueberry, chocolate
finish: long, slightly tannic, choc-mint
In a balanced drinking spot with primary and secondary but can see an upside to leave it for another 2-3 years
Excellent MR shiraz
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9/10/2017 - Avid Wino wrote: 91 Points
Heaps enjoyable but I'm really struggling to describe or even score this, which is unusual. Savoury meaty beefy blueberry and blackberry. Pepper, liquorice, iodine in there too. A little grainy tannin, balance fine. Either in transition, perhaps to something as special as in its youth, but different, or a couple of years past its best... I think likely the latter, but truly could be the former, especially as it didn't budge or deteriorate over five hours today... I simply don't know!
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