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| | Tasted by BillyfromOz on 3/24/2018 & rated 88 points: This is not one of the world’s great wines. But at A$12 a bottle can anyone name a wine drinking better at 18 years from vintage? This bottle is obviously pristine. I have had some issues with TCA with Tahbilk in the past... But wow. I reckon 2000 was an average year at best. Colour is good...translucent and going towards brick red. This is not a big wine. Cedar, truffels, tobacco and tomato dominate the nose. Would not call this fruity. The palate is seamless. Perhaps a bit mono dimensional (A$12 a bottle!) Silky smooth. A hint of sweetness but not fruity. The fruit that is there is decidedly pomegranate and cranberries. Enough tannin (chalky) and acid to suggest that this wine will go at least another 5 years. Leathery. Elegant with serious length. I bought 2 dozen of these on release. This is the second one I have opened. Sometimes I get it right... How lucky are we in Oz that Tahbilk whacks large volumes of gorgeous fruit into large oak and hopes for the best. In Oz this is called consistency. What else can I say... (1437 views) |
| | Tasted by Drinking Trees on 6/16/2017: Smells like a wet hessian sack full of mushrooms, plus hints of blackberry and vinegar. Light-bodied, silky mouthfeel, with lovely flavours of blackcurrant, leather, and mushroom, enlivened by piquant acidity with a hint of vinegar. A second bottle was not as good: it was still drinkable, but had no fruit. (1594 views) |
| | Tasted by Dsen on 5/26/2013 & rated 90 points: rich and balanced, went well with lamb (3088 views) |
| | Tasted by njgolfer on 1/21/2013 flawed bottle: Past it's peak. Oxidized and smells of prunes and vinegar
Cork was also crumbly. (3454 views) |
| | Tasted by Quarked on 1/15/2013 & rated 84 points: This is on a downward trajectory at this point. Visually, this looks thin with some bricking. On tasting, it again seems thin with some slight bitterness. However the finish is moderately long and shows fruit and cedar. (3230 views) |
| | Tasted by bromion on 11/3/2011: Wow, over the hill! (2989 views) |
| | Tasted by Biggsy on 5/12/2011 & rated 88 points: Ruby red with concentrated blueberry and violet aromas. Ripe and spicy, full yet still well balanced. Very young with lots of juicy blueberry fruit, dark chocolate and coffee. Dry, spicy finish. (2771 views) |
| | Tasted by Beavis77 on 5/1/2009: Nose taking on secondary aromas of dried fruit and almost a sweet spice. Some cigar box. Very pleasant.
Definitely taste the age, but I really like it. Not over the hill, but really smoothed out. The tannins are very well integrated, providing nice structure, but ready to drink upon opening. Those secondary flavors of dried fruit and sweet spice carry through on the palate. Nice savory flavors. (1969 views) |
| | Tasted by mrboomi on 5/17/2006 & rated 90 points: A lovely savoury shiraz with good red berry fruit. Soft tannins and good acid that helps to give length. (2203 views) |
| | Tasted by graemeg on 11/1/2004: NobleRottersSydney - Tahbilk Shiraz vertical (Lucio's, Paddington): [The 99 is] Perhaps more intense, although lighter-bodied than the 2000, which (after the first corked bottle was discarded) shows plenty of warm ripe blackberry & plum fruit. Tannins are firm, yet the back palate is scarcely molested… (2042 views) |
