thats the 8th of April for the rest of the world I wish this americanisation would stop .why have they got to be out of step ?
A delightful wine of big fruit and oak on the nose. Smooth drinking with just a touch of tannin. Still plenty of life in this and probably will improve over the next 3 years but drinking beautifully at the moment. Gold in Cairns Gold in Sydney Gold in Cowra
Forget the trophy it was only for the label.
Revisited 14/9/2017
The oak is still present but I picked up some yeast and alcohol as well. The presence of alcohol seems to have increased since my last bottle. I hope this does not get any stronger , I let the wine breath for a day and still the alcohol was there, it's not offensive at the moment hope it stays that way, let's see.
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Not a bad wine, but it pales into insignificance immediately following a 2005 Meshach. The Artisan tastes immediately fruity, almost a fruit bomb, the plum and black berry fruits so vibrant. There are petroleum notes on the nose. However, there is not much in the way of secondary complexity, not even any significantly detectable oak. I expected much more from the 2015 Barossan vintage, and have tasted much better from much more inexpensive wines. Not bad value in a mixed case, but not worth the asking RRP.
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Nose - Aromas of lingering ripe red berries with a hint of spice and pepper
Palate - The palate unfolds in many layers of dark rich fruit intertwined with attractive subtle oak. The whole wine is surrounded by luscious velvety fine tannins leading to a long and elegant finish. This is a powerful wine restrained by its obvious class.
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5/22/2021 - Miniutti Likes this wine:
Drinking okay, silky and fruity (blackcurrant). Surprised this is Barossa as it quite light.
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11/10/2018 - wine hoarder Does not like this wine: 87 Points
Has a good nose. All I could taste was alcohol. Pretty average
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9/19/2018 - rsazima Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very good wine, balanced, red fruits, nice acidity, medium-full body.
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8/4/2017 - Eric gene Noack Likes this wine: 96 Points
thats the 8th of April for the rest of the world I wish this americanisation would stop .why have they got to be out of step ?
A delightful wine of big fruit and oak on the nose.
Smooth drinking with just a touch of tannin.
Still plenty of life in this and probably will improve over the next 3 years but drinking beautifully at the moment.
Gold in Cairns
Gold in Sydney
Gold in Cowra
Forget the trophy it was only for the label.
Revisited 14/9/2017
The oak is still present but I picked up some yeast and alcohol as well.
The presence of alcohol seems to have increased since my last bottle.
I hope this does not get any stronger ,
I let the wine breath for a day and still the alcohol was there, it's not offensive at the moment hope it stays that way, let's see.
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12/26/2016 - Delectable Blue wrote: 85 Points
Not a bad wine, but it pales into insignificance immediately following a 2005 Meshach. The Artisan tastes immediately fruity, almost a fruit bomb, the plum and black berry fruits so vibrant. There are petroleum notes on the nose. However, there is not much in the way of secondary complexity, not even any significantly detectable oak. I expected much more from the 2015 Barossan vintage, and have tasted much better from much more inexpensive wines. Not bad value in a mixed case, but not worth the asking RRP.
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7/15/2016 - EdLark Likes this wine: 95 Points
Tasting Notes
Colour - Deep Red with vibrant purple edge
Nose - Aromas of lingering ripe red berries with a hint of spice and pepper
Palate - The palate unfolds in many layers of dark rich fruit intertwined with attractive subtle oak. The whole wine is surrounded by luscious velvety fine tannins leading to a long and elegant finish. This is a powerful wine restrained by its obvious class.
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