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Around the World in 12 Wines
Farpointe Cellar
Tasted April 8, 2006 by mmurry with 523 views
Flight 2 (5 notes)
Red
2002 Shingleback Shiraz D Block Reserve
90 points
Deep ruby. The nose had wonderful aromas of raspberry, plum, pepper, abd vanilla. The palate was nice and smooth, with tastes of berry, spice, and vanilla. The tannins were solid and the finish long. A very good Shiraz, but a bit pricey.
Red
2001 Tormaresca Negroamaro Masseria Maìme Salento IGT
90 points
Dark purple. What an interesting nose! Loads of blueberry, and blackberry, with hints of cat piss, and dirt. In the mouth were tastes of sweet berry, dirt, and oak. The tannins were solid, and the finish long and earthy. I liked this wine a lot more than my description would suggest. The aromas and tastes, though not sounding very tasty, were really good.
Red
2003 Rosenblum Cellars Syrah Base Camp Vineyards
89 points
Deep ruby. This wine had a great nose. Aromas of plum, and raspberry, with hinys of vanilla, and pepper. A very nice palate of berries, vanilla, and oak. The tannins were good and strong, and the finish was long and fruity. A great wine at a great price.
Red
2003 Mas Doix Priorat Salanques
89 points
Deep ruby. A greatr nose of raspberry, blueberry, spice, and vanilla. On the palate were sweet berries, oak, and vanilla. The tannins were solid, and the finish long with fruit. A very good wine.
Red
2002 Achával-Ferrer Quimera
88 points
Deep ruby. A very interesting nose of raspberry, plum, spice, graphite, and vanilla, all equally present. The palate was tasty with berries, spice, and oak. The finish was long, with solid tannins. A good wine, but not for the price.