2016 Kalleske Shiraz Moppa
Community Tasting Note
jrbates68@gmail.com wrote:
86 Points
Friday, August 11, 2017 - Very disappointed in this one. Had a nasty sharp taste on first opening. Gradually improved with standing and food.
Post a Comment / View jrbates68@gmail.com's profile1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Report Issue (1,284 views)
5 comments have been posted
Post a Comment
/ View jrbates68@gmail.com's profile
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Report Issue (1,284 views)
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Report Issue (1,284 views)
Comment posted by thebatcavewines:
2/8/2018 8:19:00 PM - Interesting. How long did you decant before trying it?
Comment posted by jrbates68@gmail.com:
2/9/2018 1:34:00 AM - I can tell you - no-one was more disappointed than me. I love my Kalleske's. I can't remember how long it was decanted for but it would have been a minimum of 15 minutes and it would have breathed for well over 30 minutes before it was consumed from the glass. I have another bottle so I'm going to put that down for a while in the hope that it dramatically improves.
Comment posted by thebatcavewines:
2/9/2018 12:25:00 PM - It could be that it's still very young or just this vintage or just a funny bottle hopefully. I love them as well. I usually decant for minimum 2 hours unless it's a wine 10+ years old then i like to decant for 4-6 hours :D
Comment posted by jrbates68@gmail.com:
2/9/2018 10:11:00 PM - You must live in a cold climate. If I breathed a red wine for 4 hours in Queensland in summer, it'd be so hot it would be undrinkable!
Comment posted by thebatcavewines:
2/9/2018 11:38:00 PM - No i live in a warm climate but i let mine breath in the house or in the fridge. :D