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• C'est la Vin wrote: 91 points

  July 21, 2012 - - Crimsom color and aromas of blackberry. It's balanced and has flavours of tobacco and blackberry with a medium/full body. Round texture with a medium finish - Very nice wine but lacks a little excitement factor. A touch short on the finish but drinking very well right now and should go on 2-3 years without much issue. Black fruits with tobacco, as per previous comments, malbec is evident, but is not unbalanced. Tannins integrated but still providing good structure.

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• graemeg wrote:

  March 7, 2012 - {cork, 13%} Some garnet/brick colour. Developed (bnot really aged yet) nose of twiggy aromas, leafy notes, light currants; but always elegant and ripe. The palate is solidly medium-bodied, backed by some gentle cedary oak, with ripe gumdrop/hard flavours, some distinct curranty fruit, medium gravelly but quite fine tannins, medium acid, and an even palate. Doesn't make a big impact but keeps drawing you on. Tobacco-like flavours gradually become more prominent. A blend of cab-s, merlot and malbec, in which the malbec seems to play a fairly prominent role. Best within 3 years probably; as a flagship wine it's a fairly modest effort, but at a bargain price (A$28) instead of the homeland asking price of nearer $50 I won't complain. Does a good job of blurring the line between a new world cabernet blend and a lesser (say good bourgeois) bordeaux.

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• ajefferyhbd@gmail.com wrote: 93 points

  June 18, 2010 - finely balanced, palate - smooth fine tannins, typical bordeaux,

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• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer C J Pask
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
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• Vineyard n/a
• Country New Zealand
• Region North Island
• SubRegion Hawke's Bay
• Appellation Gimblett Gravels

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