5/2/2024 - jskuek wrote:

Corked u fortunately ..

4/10/2024 - jskuek wrote:

Full bodied, clay, dark fruits, vanilla, ripe fruits. Med finishing. Drink now or keep for few more years.

4/6/2024 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Colour: bright brick, In the month: tobacco, toast, smoky, clay, some acid at the end. Med+ finishing.

3/17/2024 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Decanted for 2 hours which clearly helped, consume over 2 hours from the bottle. Elegant & long finishing. Hold or drink with proper decant.

3/14/2024 - jskuek wrote:

Probably some storage issue, this bottle is showing some aged wine plummy character in advanced, murky, drinkable but not at its peak.

3/5/2024 - jskuek wrote:

Good value, some heat otherwise perfect daily drink ...

2/16/2024 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Light liquorice, soy sauce, forest floor, honey, vanilla, leather, dry finishing with plum, tobacco leaves ... very nice now ...

2/5/2024 - jskuek Likes this wine:

One hour decant & one hour bottle breath, first pour was still muted, but quickly emerged, delicious with toasted tobacco, graphite, leather ... good length and complex, suspect at its peak now ... drink now or hold for next 5 years easily.

1/19/2024 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Better with 2 hours decanting, plum, berries, spices, saline, cigar box, finishing is long with a bit of vanilla / oaky after taste. Keep the rest for another few years ...

10/27/2023 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Opened up 3 hours in the bottle... muted in the beginning, but emerged to a beautiful wine towards the end ... drink or hold 3-5 years.

9/4/2023 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Well aged, Dark fruits, Cherry, Toast, gamy... an hour in the bottle, coco, chocolate emerged, decent finishing.

9/3/2023 - jskuek Likes this wine:

No decant needed, improved over 2 hours drinking from bottle. Tobacco, capsicum, layers of wet stone, superb. Complex and long finishing.

8/13/2023 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Simple but nice ... great value.

8/6/2023 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Still young and drinking beautifully after 3 hours bottle breath ...

8/6/2023 - jskuek wrote:

Probably too young to drink, out performed by others.

8/6/2023 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Needs 2 hours decant, hidden gem...

6/16/2023 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Open up slowly, initially the wine was soft & light, but after 1.5 hours in the bottle, it turned into sometime special ... cheddar cheese, butter scotch & denser.

5/8/2023 - jskuek wrote:

Started a bit muted, however it came alive after 3 hours in the bottle... quite good finishing.

5/8/2023 - jskuek wrote:

Opened up nicely after 2 hours in the bottle, good effort & wait no further ... time to enjoy ...

4/14/2023 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Drinking nicely at the moment ...

4/7/2023 - jskuek wrote:

Drinking beautifully now ... perfect balance with very long finishing. Superb floral nose, can't stop putting my nose on the glass. Med body with Forest floor, truffle, tobacco, gravels, leather, bamboo shoot. Minerals shown up towards the end after 3 hours in the bottle. An elegant expression of terror, little to non tannins and hint of salinity. Great stuff...

12/27/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Pretty enjoyable easy drinking GSM, not complex but paring well with light dishes.

12/27/2022 - jskuek wrote:

Too early, need a lot more time. Strong tannic and everything has not come together. Wait another 3-5 years

12/22/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Very approachable right out of the bottle, with min. breathing the wine is good to go ...

12/22/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Nose barnyard, complex truffle, silky long finishing.

12/22/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

It's in an awkward phrase now, decant for 2 hours, pleasant drinking but not very complex, it got better over 3-hrs dinner, nose floral, med body coffee, truffle, pencil shave. Med+ finishing.

12/12/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

This wine is already drinking beautifully now after 2 hours bottle breathe ... classic chalky, dark cherry, mushroom, dark choc. Finishing was long med+

10/31/2022 - jskuek wrote:

Just entering early maturity, dark fruits, plum, dried herbs ... time to drink up if you still want fruits in the wine.

10/31/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Cool climate Shiraz , good spices, balance and berries, minerals and long finishing. cranberry allspice red beet

10/17/2022 - jskuek wrote:

Vanilla oak, dark fruits, grassy green.

10/17/2022 - jskuek wrote:

Nose with Prominent vanilla, greeny, modern style. Toast with a bit of heat at the mid.

10/17/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Vanilla, creamy, herbs, spice, toast, complex & long finishing ...

10/17/2022 - jskuek wrote:

Old funky, mushroom, truffle.

10/7/2022 - jskuek wrote:

Espresso, silky spices,

10/7/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Wet stone, mineral, savoury, bay leaf, ginseng, limestone

10/7/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Sour plum, savoury, saline, honey.

10/7/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Creamy vanilla, Choc, Herbs, subtle pepper, smooth spices. med finishing. Peak drinking I believe...

10/5/2022 - jskuek wrote:

A solid shiraz from Mclaren Vale, good balance of vanilla & oak, dark fruits is fresh & not too overpowered but firm spices throughout and good finishing.

9/6/2022 - jskuek wrote:

Should have decanted for at least an hour before serving, quite closed & muted, probably overshadowed by Chateau Canon 2012. Nose & palate didn't really improve much in the first 2 hours ... a little of gravel, wet stones, cigar, but was not really pronounce with mediocre finishing. Wait for another 3 years then try the next bottle ...

9/6/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Intense fruits on the nose upon opening, one hour decant, then 2 hours bottle breath before dinner. Opening up nicely throughout dinner (3 hours) and it got better towards the end especially the last drops. Chocolate, chalky minerals, silky tannins, perfect balance ... long finishing ...

8/25/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

The perfume / floral jump right out of the bottle upon opening, can be enjoyed right away, but I decanted for 2 hours and slowly drank over 2 hours. Good time to drink now, balance fruits & acid, forest floor, gravel, and long finishing.

5/28/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Dark fruits, vanilla, oak, toast, coffee. Med+ body with long finishing …

4/22/2022 - jskuek wrote:

Open up nicely in the bottle after an hour. Nose Vanilla, toast, oak, Med+ body grind coffee, vanilla, fruit but not too sweet with a bit of sea salt, Med+ finishing … good value crowd pleaser

4/12/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Modern style, more fruits forward in the beginning, got better on second day, intense cassis, hints of vanilla. Grainy tannins. Decent length … should have decanted for 2-3 hours

3/30/2022 - jskuek wrote:

Higher in acid, dry, mid palate is little a bit mellow but decant length.

3/30/2022 - jskuek wrote:

Funny that I got this distinct sandalwood incense smell … a bit of herbs / sandalwood aftertaste …

3/26/2022 - jskuek wrote:

2 hours decant is needed, Beautiful, spices, complex, silky long finishing …

3/26/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

2 hours decant definitely helped. Dark cocoa, minerals, wet stone, savoury. Complex & long finishing.

3/18/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Bottle decant for 2 hours, obviously not enough, a little acidic on the mid palate, with good firm structure. Day 2 is much nicer with balance and long aftertaste.

3/12/2022 - jskuek Likes this wine:

Leathery, tobacco, spices, fresh dark fruits, long finishing. Needs 2 hours decant. Lacks the complexity but drinking well. Wait for another 3-5 years and try again.