Community Tasting Note

Alex H wrote:

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - Symmetry Dinner (Table 66 at 66 Tras St): Extremely young and at an awkward adolescent stage. All said, this being an aussie shiraz was not imbalanced and definitely would not qualify as a fruit or alcohol bomb that many of the cultish / parker favoured shirazes tend to be under. On the contrary, the fruits though monolithically robust at the moment with hints of spices does retain its structure on the palate. Not imbalanced but neither is it elegant. This just needs more time. More blackcurrant fruits and a tad exotic as compared to the 2000. Definitely has more stuffing and potential . I am not suprised if a good 10 years might bring out the best of this medium built teenager. Totally not overoaked and stands on its own merit. It is a wine of dividing opinions but unbashedly aussie without being overly patronising to Parker's palate. Most of the classical palates at the table were harshly critical of it though. For me, this was not a wine to fall head over heels for but I thought a very fair to good effort for australia.

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