2005 De Bortoli Shiraz Viognier

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 87.1 points

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  5/3/2018 - alex neubert wrote: 85 Points

  Tart fruit (cherry), vegal (musty dirt), acidic, and a hint of minerality on the opening but after some time it opened up enough to be drinkable; however, the pepper, spices and luscious ripe fruits that would have expressed their essence years ago are gone. Sadly, this once delicious shiraz viognier is past its prime.

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  12/20/2014 - kwattro wrote: 90 Points

  Fresh cherry, blueberry, cinnamon and darck chocolatte. Medium body, and a short burst of soft but dry tannin follow by sour cherry and hints saw dust.

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  8/26/2012 - J2K wrote:

  Big smooth overripe fruit. Dark fruit, low acidity, inky finish, with band-aid nose and flavors, stinging alcohol on the finish. Oh wait, after 2 hours it is starting to shine, much more balanced and pure with a longer finish, but still big.

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  7/23/2012 - adehoop wrote: 88 Points

  Pleasantly surprised. Nice deep garnet color. Violets, blackberry, blueberry, cassis on the nose with some pepper and leather notes from the Shiraz. It opens up with some airing and I actually drank this over three days, it was best on day two-three (for me). Nice black fruit and dark cherries for me on the pallet, toasty oak coming through but well balanced. A little acidity and soft tannins with a med to long finish, overall a medium bodied wine that is not over the top and is great to sip with food. My only issue was that the alcohol did come through on the finish, a tad hot. But solid wine nevertheless

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  8/8/2010 - kmklee wrote: 86 Points

  Day 1
  Oaky, barnyard nose with little floral aroma. Heavily extracted on palate and strong oak At the end.

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