Community Tasting Notes 20

• smctipton Likes this wine: 90 points

  January 22, 2024 - Still amazed at the longevity here. Clear garnet, with no bricking, crunchy dark red fruit, barely perceptible tannin, and decent length.

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• Cha-Cha-Chung wrote: flawed

  August 17, 2020 - A slight touch of TCA, under the radar for most... probably another bottle would present better. Chocolate and fruit, but didn't impress.

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• Optimus Wine Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 11, 2017 - The color depth was deep with a hue of brown with the rim having an orange/brick in color. The clarity was cloudy and aroma was aromatic still for its age. The wine clearly shows age by this point. Aromas included black licorice, sour over ripe cherry, slight smell of eucalyptus, spice and a bit of funkiness.
  
  The wine was off dry and a medium sweetness. Body was medium-full and the acidity was tart. Tannin was low but soft and the flavor intensity was moderate. Flavors included raisin, dark cherry and some hints of baking spices. The finish was also long.
  
  This wine is currently past its prime and is on a downward trend but is still drinkable. The wine was cloudy like it just finished its first fermentation. There is still a lot going on with the nose. The Shiraz has some presence but has left the building leaving behind a remnant of its former self. The floral notes have also subsided. If you still have this bottle in your cellar, pop the cork and drink it. Any additional aging will not benefit the wine but make it less tolerable to drink.

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• rhanke wrote:

  May 22, 2013 - showing great, lots of fruit

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• KristianT Likes this wine: 90 points

  December 18, 2010 - Fully mature. Slightly teal colour on the rim, but otherwise dark ruby colour. Quite restrained when first opened, but after about half an hour in the decanter, it starts to show a very elegant floral nose of violets with a hint of cherry. Very elegant and refined taste. A little dry in the after-taste. A little astringent - much closer to Northern Rhône than to Australia in style. A very good mature wine (that should be drunk with food - preferably a good rustic winter dish).

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2000
• Type Red
• Producer d'Arenberg
• Varietal Shiraz Blend
• Designation The Laughing Magpie Shiraz-Viognier
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Australia
• Region South Australia
• SubRegion Fleurieu
• Appellation McLaren Vale

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• In Cellars 154 (47%)
• Consumed 175 (53%)

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