1999 Cape Mentelle Shiraz
Shiraz
- Australia
- Western Australia
- South West Australia
- Margaret River
Community Tasting Note
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graemeg wrote:
September 12, 2011 - NobleRottersSydney - Margaret River 5-star wineries (Alio's, Surry Hills): [cork, 14.5%] {Kim} Who’d have though we’d have so much shiraz on a Margaret River night? This is the first wine that seems to have obviously fallen over. Lean aged nose, all white pepper, eucalypt, earth, oak; it’s the aromatic version of varicose veins. The palate is grittily tannic, with biting acid; it’s medium-bodied but overall rather skeletal, with a spectrum of peppery flavours. Not obviously unripe (hard to reconcile with 14.5% alcohol) but must have been pretty marginal one way or another, because although drinkable it’s rather skeletal now, with a rather short finish. Past its best.
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