2008 Elderton Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz/Merlot Ode to Lorraine

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  8/19/2018 - Czara96 wrote: 92 Points

  Don’t agree with last 2 reviews. PNP to a beautiful deep purple colour with super legs, big bold berry, jammy blueberry with a touch of leather. This was paired with 5 year old smoked cheddar and goats cheese on crusty olive bread. Just luscious and a good tonsil punch. It’s in a zone for pure pleasure enjoy and respect this true value player.

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  3/30/2018 - RieslingFanatic wrote:

  Suspect this wine is just past prime drinking window. It is rich and full bodied, plenty of dark plums, cassis, blackberries too. But there is also a meatiness, a port-like richness to the wine that suggests it is full mature - yet some acidity sticks out on the finish (adjusted perhaps) and the alcohol is noticeable. Pleasant enough, better with food.

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  6/23/2017 - PeterjW Likes this wine: 89 Points

  juicy black berries on palate with good finish

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  12/3/2016 - lundmc wrote: 90 Points

  Ah Lorraine. She's brooding and murky in the glass, almost brown looking. She smells of menthol and grapes with a little whiff of funk starting off, gradually resolving to a tarry smell. To me, the predominant flavor is indeed tar, with dark fruits- blackberry and prune. I can tell she's a sophisticated lady, will made, but maybe not exactly my style. She maybe just a little past her prime too- I would have liked just a little bit fresher fruit maybe. Nice tannin structure and sustained finish.

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  7/30/2016 - vijayk416 Does not like this wine:

  Almost like port. Having a hard time getting past the heat. It's certainly too much without food. Hopefully it will calm down for day two.

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