This is obviously a very well made wine from quality fruit. At 10 years on it shows no sign of fading but it hasn’t yet developed too many secondary characteristics that I would find in say Felton Road’s top bottlings. A very pure wine.
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The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis), blackberry, plum, flint, black pepper, tobacco and ethanol. It tastes like black pepper and prune. The body is light/medium. The wine has satin-like texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity. my recommendation is that you drink now.
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medium garnet with purple hues, Nice layered nose of sweet and savoury aromas , fruit ( cheery raspberry ) dried herbs spicy , almost smoky -oak, Plus fine tannins (whole bunch?) full flavoured still drinking young and fresh , medium balanced finish
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11/24/2018 - TheBosWineGuy wrote: 92 Points
This is obviously a very well made wine from quality fruit. At 10 years on it shows no sign of fading but it hasn’t yet developed too many secondary characteristics that I would find in say Felton Road’s top bottlings. A very pure wine.
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1/8/2016 - HBredLover wrote: 90 Points
The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis), blackberry, plum, flint, black pepper, tobacco and ethanol. It tastes like black pepper and prune. The body is light/medium. The wine has satin-like texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity. my recommendation is that you drink now.
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9/20/2015 - Timutei wrote: 90 Points
Strong flavor interesting aftertaste Central Otago French mix
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5/30/2015 - LindsayM Likes this wine: 91 Points
medium garnet with purple hues, Nice layered nose of sweet and savoury aromas , fruit ( cheery raspberry ) dried herbs spicy , almost smoky -oak,
Plus fine tannins (whole bunch?) full flavoured still drinking young and fresh , medium balanced finish
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12/11/2014 - LindsayM Likes this wine: 90 Points
no change since the last bottle reviewed ,didn't have quite the same intensity on the nose , but still a very elegant balanced wine
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