Have to say - this was a surprise! Tasted this blind and recognized it as a Syrah, however, based on its complexity, balance, very judicious use of oak (14 months in 50% new French Oak) I thought it was a Cote-Rotie. Great nose, great development on the palate, very looong length with a peppery finish. Unfortunately, this was the only bottle I got. It would have been nice to see how this one develops. A great value - will have to get more bottles. Cheers!
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Spicy, fruity and quite elegant. New world fruitiness is well in check and although this is a full bodied shiraz, the over all impression is of a more elegant drink than the typical fruit bombs one may experience from thios part of the world. Long tannic aftertaste.
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1/19/2013 - tcn67 wrote: 88 Points
Very nice, but I had higher hopes for this one. Not bad but not great either.
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6/16/2012 - tcn67 wrote: 90 Points
This was a good wine with lots of black currant and it was also quite spicy. Very good to grilled meat and I can really recommend this wine.
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2/5/2011 - AN wrote: 90 Points
Have to say - this was a surprise! Tasted this blind and recognized it as a Syrah, however, based on its complexity, balance, very judicious use of oak (14 months in 50% new French Oak) I thought it was a Cote-Rotie. Great nose, great development on the palate, very looong length with a peppery finish. Unfortunately, this was the only bottle I got. It would have been nice to see how this one develops. A great value - will have to get more bottles. Cheers!
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7/10/2010 - Viini-Viren wrote: 92 Points
Spicy, fruity and quite elegant. New world fruitiness is well in check and although this is a full bodied shiraz, the over all impression is of a more elegant drink than the typical fruit bombs one may experience from thios part of the world. Long tannic aftertaste.
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