NobleRottersSydney - NOT Oz/NZ/France/Italy (Lucio's, Paddington): A dark deep red that stop just short of purple. A very New-World nose of clean black./red fruits with polished vanillan oak. The palate adds a pepper flavour to form a vertical linear wine which marches a line of fine tannins down the centre of the palate. The wine is tight, all primary fruit, and consequently somewhat balanced to the front palate in its finish. I wonder if a slightly confected note comes from over-worked or raisined fruit (14.5% alcohol here, but carried quite well). Will probably be better in a few years, but I can’t see huge improvement nor a long life here. Pretty good value for mid $20s.
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6/7/2004 - graemeg wrote:
NobleRottersSydney - NOT Oz/NZ/France/Italy (Lucio's, Paddington): A dark deep red that stop just short of purple. A very New-World nose of clean black./red fruits with polished vanillan oak. The palate adds a pepper flavour to form a vertical linear wine which marches a line of fine tannins down the centre of the palate. The wine is tight, all primary fruit, and consequently somewhat balanced to the front palate in its finish. I wonder if a slightly confected note comes from over-worked or raisined fruit (14.5% alcohol here, but carried quite well). Will probably be better in a few years, but I can’t see huge improvement nor a long life here. Pretty good value for mid $20s.
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