2007 Taltarni Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 88.8 points

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  2/5/2023 - Drinking Trees wrote: 90 Points

  Nose of blackcurrant, chocolate mint, and pencil shavings. Palate opens with sweet blackcurrant and fresh mint, then finishes with mildly astringent black tea. Smooth mouthfeel: lots of tannin, but it's very fine and powdery. There's a touch of oxidation, adding a hint of stale sawdust.

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  11/21/2020 - Robbie K wrote: 93 Points

  Appearance is not overly dark for a Cabernet. Rather I'd say it's just medium ruby.
  Quite a herbal nose, with distinct lavender aromas and mintiness coupled with red fruits; mainly cherry with some currant.
  Comes across riper when tasted. Red fruits as mentioned, are also joined here with blackcurrant, prune, cola and vanilla.
  I must say this medium bodied wine has not even blinked after 13 years, despite the conservative recommendation on the back label suggesting 8-10 years cellaring potential. It is a very sturdy wine, built to last for the long term; even now full mouth puckering astringent tannins and bright acidity are crying out for either an appropriate food match to cut through it, or better still a further decade (or two) in the cellar. Despite the powerful tannins, I don't see them overwhelming the other aspects moving forward, as they are more than holding their own to this point.
  Impressive stuff.

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  8/1/2015 - YoRi Likes this wine: 89 Points

  rouge bordeaux dense.
  Nez fermé à l'ouverture. Carafé et laissé au frais plus de 90 minutes. Moyennement ouvert dans le verre, cassis, terre pierreuse, cuir.
  En bouche, les tanins sont bien présents, le fruit doux et mure, la cerise en confiserie et le cassis, notes boisées subtiles, noix grillées, un vin à un bel état d'équilibre et de maturité. Accompagnait à merveille une bavette de boeuf Highland marinée et grillée sur le BBQ.

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  8/30/2012 - YoRi wrote: 90 Points

  Dégusté il y a 1 semaine et pas de notes. Un autre bouteille en cave sera l'objet d'une évaluation plus détaillée.
  Apparence rouge rubis, larmes assez larges annonçant un alcool élevé.
  Au nez: peu ouvert mais des arômes inhabituelles d'un Aussy ... floral, un peu végétal tout autant que fruité.
  un heureux mélange de pivoine, de poivron et de cassis.
  En bouche: bonne tenue, tanins bien intégré, un peu chaud (alcool) bonne longueur.
  Parmi les rares bons Australien dégusté ces derniers temps
  Prêt à boire et je prévois la dernière bouteille en match comparatif avec je ne sais trop quels Bordelais de la rive gauche ??

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  5/29/2011 - duncanmacster wrote: 88 Points

  Good nose, lots of fruit. Palate overpowered by the tannins. Drunk far too young. Will improve.

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