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2000 Petaluma Cabernet Merlot Coonawarra
Red Bordeaux Blend
- Australia
- South Australia
- Limestone Coast
- Coonawarra
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Community Tasting Notes 23
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Vintage1961 Likes this wine: 93 points
January 30, 2023 - Cork was in excellent condition.
Dark healthy crimson. Nose; beautifully floral, sweet, spice, wood, very attractive, a herbal green note, cinnamon, tobacco, faint barn yard/forest foor.
Palate; smooooth, ripe, juicy, tainnis are soft, medium body. I would say peak drinking now to 5 years. Lovelly nose!
At 23 years, excellent Australian aged Coonawarra cabernet.
A bargain!
Day 2 still very fresh. Went well with Chicken Chasseur.1 person found this helpful Comment -
chrisdgsmith@hotmail.co.uk Likes this wine: 93 points
December 13, 2022 - Much better now, with a more completely evolved palate although still showing that distinctive mint of Coonawarrra. Nose doesn't give the evolution away, still reasonably consistent with younger wine but I'm getting some more interesting nuances on the palate, perhaps a hint of liquorice and some cold coffee. Overall, really good and encouraging to see such evolution with an Australian wine
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corkus Likes this wine: 91 points
April 2, 2022 - Double decanted about an hour before drinking.
Cork was in great condition.
Lots of sediment!
Colour: red brown
Nose: earth, leather
Palette: leather, chocolate,some dark fruits as well.
Past it's prime but still nice to try. -
chatters wrote:
January 8, 2020 - First Wednesday Wine Club (Napoli in Bocca, Haberfield): Served blind. Aromas of blackcurrant, earth, leather, slight plum, touch of eucalyptus, chocolate and plenty of sweet spice. Lashings of acid, plummy fruit, massive tannins, slight alcohol warmth, chocolate.
I guessed Left bank Bordeaux, classed growth, 2000 or 2005. Not the first time I've been fooled by Petaluma. Damn you Brian Croser! -
42Watkin wrote: 95 points
August 3, 2019 - Great nose and mouth feel, still fruit on palate despite age, and some sources saying it’s past optimal drinking. I think still absolutely fine. Benefited from being filtered and decanted.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2000
- Type Red
- Producer Petaluma
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Cabernet Merlot
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Australia
- Region South Australia
- SubRegion Limestone Coast
- Appellation Coonawarra
- UPC Code 086891073736
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 163 (57%)
- Consumed 122 (43%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 7 votes
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- ProducerPetaluma
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionLimestone Coast
- AppellationCoonawarra
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- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionLimestone Coast
- AppellationCoonawarra