Old, and tastes it, in a good way. Very soft on the palate. Beginning to lose its mousse (it is 20 years old!). Lots of lovely red/black fruits/plum pudding/allspice. Probably the best Black Shiraz I've had.
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No leaking cork but it was fully stained and another month or so it probably would have started leaking so got to it just in time! This is drinking very well right now. Probably won't get any better but still plenty of life in it. A good balance of fruit sweetness matched with a savoury backbone. Very much a crowd pleaser so the bottle disappeared in record time.
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1/19/2024 - Bonesetter Likes this wine: 89 Points
Last bottle. Opened more lively than the others recently drunk, with a more effusive mousse. A little thinner on the palate, but still nice fruit.
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1/3/2024 - Bonesetter Likes this wine: 94 Points
Old, and tastes it, in a good way. Very soft on the palate. Beginning to lose its mousse (it is 20 years old!). Lots of lovely red/black fruits/plum pudding/allspice. Probably the best Black Shiraz I've had.
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12/25/2016 - Teebs wrote: 96 Points
Not much needs to be said about this wine other than that it's simply stunning. A wine work of art.
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10/27/2013 - sthugo Likes this wine: 93 Points
No leaking cork but it was fully stained and another month or so it probably would have started leaking so got to it just in time! This is drinking very well right now. Probably won't get any better but still plenty of life in it. A good balance of fruit sweetness matched with a savoury backbone. Very much a crowd pleaser so the bottle disappeared in record time.
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10/9/2009 - Bressler wrote: 85 Points
no sparkle left
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