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• graemeg wrote:

  November 11, 2012 - {cork, 12.5%} Confirms the impression of last Monday's bottle. Sweetish vanilla oak, ripe fruits more generically McLaren Vale than cabernet particularly; dry finish, dusty with oak tannins; slightly short finish. More consistent than you expect from an Australian wine with a cork in it...

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• graemeg wrote:

  November 5, 2012 - NobleRottersSydney - 1996 South Aust reds (Alio's, Surry Hills): [cork, 12.5%] {Graeme} No decant. First vintage of this, from a maker since gone to Southcorp’s (or Mildara’s?) brand graveyard. Classic crowd-pleasing nose of plush plums and vanilla, but all very aged. The palate is still juicy; positively infused with american oak. There’s a greenish note to the medium tannins which will finish up dominating everything I think; overall this is medium-bodied with a medium-length, fairly even, sound-but-simple finish. Probably past its best, but will cling on for a few more years.

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• Vintage 1996
• Type Red
• Producer Normans
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Chais Clarendon
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• Country Australia
• Region South Australia
• SubRegion Fleurieu
• Appellation McLaren Vale

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