Still going strong, though this bottle was definitely than the other one that I purchased at the same time.
Decanted for about an hour and then drank with excellent steaks at a local establishment. Very smooth tannins, but I guess 15 years in the bottle will do that. Plenty of fruit on the palate - blackberry, cherry, raisins. Sorry not to have more.
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Very skunky nose when first opened. Took about an hour for the odor to blow off and the wine to open up. Off dry, blackberries and prune. Overall a very nice Aussie.
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2000 Cakebread Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Benchland Select
1/17/2015 - msu Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still going strong, though this bottle was definitely than the other one that I purchased at the same time.
Decanted for about an hour and then drank with excellent steaks at a local establishment. Very smooth tannins, but I guess 15 years in the bottle will do that. Plenty of fruit on the palate - blackberry, cherry, raisins. Sorry not to have more.
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1999 Yalumba The Signature
9/25/2014 - msu wrote: flawed
Corked.
Seems to be a bit of a problem with this vintage from similar problems noted in recent reviews.
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2002 Clarendon Hills Syrah Moritz
8/27/2013 - msu Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very skunky nose when first opened. Took about an hour for the odor to blow off and the wine to open up. Off dry, blackberries and prune. Overall a very nice Aussie.
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