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• FTRS wrote: 90 points

  August 4, 2017 - Vanilla notes on the pallette with smooth tannins and lovely aromas of strawberry. Would love to see how this ages

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• jmcmchi wrote: 90 points

  April 28, 2017 - Cherry with a touch of barnyard and raspberry
  
  Solid, attractive Victoria-like PN with appealing soft acidity. Cherry, a little spice and lingering bite on finish

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• srh Likes this wine:

  January 27, 2017 - Private Preserve after Day 1
  
  “Stephen & Prue Henschke’s Lenswood Vyd was planted in the mid-1980s. Harvested 3/11 – 21; Matured in 31% new & 69% seasoned FR barriques for 10 mos prior to blending & bottling; 13% ABV, 6.2 g/L T.A., & 3.51 pH;”
  
  N: Cherries, oak/smoke, some flowers? With air added spice & intensity
  
  P: Med body; Almost swtish frt on front attractively buttressed by acidity. NICELY balanced with a LONG, very slightly astringent finish. [Popped 'n poured this screw cap bottle, the wine seeming to improve with air.]
  
  Day 2 N: Berries with spice (cloves, poss nutmeg?) on top
  
  Day 2 P: Med body; Almost swtish frt counterbalanced by crisp acidity; LONG, very slightly astringent finish, which is not at ALL an issue with food. 95 pts ea Suckling & Halliday, and 92 The Wine Front (Mattinson, 4/11/17).
  
  Note: 1st tasted on 12/17/16

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• srh Likes this wine: 91 points

  December 17, 2016 - Winebar [Various Reds] for 12/16/16 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): N: FRAGRANT wild straws, poss crans, with toasty undertones & notes of spice
  
  P: Med body; Almost swtish frt on front with TANGY acidy quickly kicking in. Nicely balanced & VERY long, with very fine tannins & ACIDITY currently firming the finish. While this should be excellent now with food, give it 'til mid '18, poss '19, & I'd suspect it will be OUTSTANDING! My first ever Aussie P.N., so I **did** luck out to taste such a very, VERY nicely made one! :) Yet another +, IMO: only 13% ABV! Suckling 95 pts, Halliday also 95 (didn't read the latter) [My score takes into account the relative QPR of this vendor's VERY competitive $38.95]

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type Red
• Producer Henschke
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation Giles
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Australia
• Region South Australia
• SubRegion Mount Lofty Ranges
• Appellation Lenswood

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• In Cellars 23 (74%)
• Consumed 8 (26%)

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