2003 Cape Mentelle Shiraz

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 88.6 points

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  10/20/2007 - juggernt wrote: flawed

  I believe that this bottle was cooked. It wasn't corked, it didn't have any acidity, there was no fruit, it was just...dead.

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  7/24/2007 - hutch wrote: 87 Points

  Enjoyable, slightly spicy dark red fruits on the nose. The palate contains enjoyable bright red fruits, with a nie acidity that I often don't get from Aussie wines. There is a bit of hollowness, thinness, on the middle palate. However, it's an enjoyable bottle of wine, and a nice change of pace from so many of the Aussie wines that we import into the states.

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  10/28/2006 - mquetel wrote: 89 Points

  Decanted 45 minutes. Excellent!

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  7/20/2006 - hutch wrote: 89 Points

  White pepper and red fruit are big and enjoyable on the palate of this. Full mouthfeel. Not a blockbuster, showing some of that West coast elegance. This is a very nice wine. I wish the price was lower, but it's worth it.

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  2/23/2006 - jjclips2 wrote: 89 Points

  This had quite a bit more going on than the '04 Archetype as well as the '03 Greenpoint. A bit more richness onthe nose with bacon fat, smoked meat, plum jam. The palate also has a bit more stuffing and a bit richer. Blackberries, plums, fruit forward to begin with spices and a meatiness on the finish. Not cheap though.

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