1988 Lindeman Pyrus Cabernet Beautiful cork, with only half a cm of travel and a little seepage further up on the side it had been lying on Straight up plenty of eucalypt and menthol character with a bayleaf herbal back bone, the tannins long since gone but this was a superb old Aussie cab!
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So drinkable, very smooth, long on the palate. Clearly the optimum time for drinking was 10 years ago and the fruit has long faded, but a lovely dry well rounded wine remains. Surprisingly still plenty of dark crimson colour left, hasn't faded to brown.
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Spicy, peppery, green fruit, mulberry, very well rounded. Extremely drinkable, very smooth. Surprising amount of fresh acidity, doesn't taste like a 30 year old wine. Beautifully preserved with a perfect cork, the first bottle we opened was absolutely beautiful. Amazing with lamb on a balmy Summer evening on the balcony.
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11/1/2018 - theporkrail Likes this wine: 88 Points
This one not as good as the first of these I opened, touched washed out and oxidised but still quite drinkable
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9/3/2018 - theporkrail Likes this wine: 92 Points
1988 Lindeman Pyrus Cabernet
Beautiful cork, with only half a cm of travel and a little seepage further up on the side it had been lying on
Straight up plenty of eucalypt and menthol character with a bayleaf herbal back bone, the tannins long since gone but this was a superb old Aussie cab!
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3/30/2018 - Jim Yencken Likes this wine: 89 Points
So drinkable, very smooth, long on the palate. Clearly the optimum time for drinking was 10 years ago and the fruit has long faded, but a lovely dry well rounded wine remains. Surprisingly still plenty of dark crimson colour left, hasn't faded to brown.
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1/27/2018 - Jim Yencken Likes this wine: 91 Points
Spicy, peppery, green fruit, mulberry, very well rounded. Extremely drinkable, very smooth. Surprising amount of fresh acidity, doesn't taste like a 30 year old wine. Beautifully preserved with a perfect cork, the first bottle we opened was absolutely beautiful. Amazing with lamb on a balmy Summer evening on the balcony.
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11/18/2017 - poochio Does not like this wine:
Too old
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