2004 Irvine Grand Merlot

Community Tasting Notes (23) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  1/18/2022 - Remedy Likes this wine:

  Drank this with wine mates at New Ubin Seafood. Was a really good chat up session as one of them only comes back once a year.
  
  Brilliant bottle that is probably at its peak.
  
  Really enjoyed it.

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  1/18/2022 - stayhappy21 wrote: 92 Points

  Drank this at New Ubin Seafood (Zhong Shan Park) with 2 of my wine mates. We had foie gras with egg, har cheong gai, roasted lamb, sambal kailan and Boss Bee Hoon.
  
  Dark purple in colour with fresh plums on the nose. On the palate, the velvety and silky structure was an instant hit together with notes of cigar box, black coffee, and a sweet, long finish.
  
  Merlot made in an Aussie Shiraz style; combines the fleshy, plummy characteristics of the fruit married with the high energy, power and energy level of its wine making style. A wonderful marriage, indeed.

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  7/5/2020 - crazywineguy Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Intense nose of olives, cigar box, hint of charcoal and aged leather. Super concentrated extracted fruit that is plush, velvety and mouthcoating. Has an umami factor to it. Mated well to some rare lamb. Medium to long finish. Very good , shall I say textbook Grand Merlot, just shaded by the 2005 (that is a legendary vintage). No signs of falling over - I'll give it 5 years plateau at this level. Nothing in Australia comes close to this merlot IMHO.

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  8/12/2019 - stayhappy21 wrote: 94 Points

  Opened this wine at home for dinner with a group of friends from the theatre days.
  
  Decanted for 2 hours before serving. Wine was wonderfully impressive with notes of ripe plums, coffee, aged leather and oaky notes all integrated beautifully together. Brickish brown in colour proudly displaying its age with a purple hue. Voluptuous, generous and charming in character.
  
  Recommended to drink this wine within the next 3 to 5 years as it is likely to have reached its full potential. Do give it a full decant before consumption.

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  10/13/2018 - stayhappy21 wrote: 92 Points

  Brought this to New Ubin Seafood last night to celebrate a mate's birthday and farewell to another who is heading to China for his overseas posting.
  
  Decanted for 3 hours prior to serving.
  
  Cololur of the wine is purple-brown, showing the age of the wine. The nose showed up with notes of cigar, prunes, mocca, tobacco and aged leather.
  
  Very well integrated at this stage with a beautiful balance and harmony and smooth, silky finish. Highly enjoyable with steak, lamb chop, satay, pork collar, smoked duck and Kurobuta pork ribs.
  
  Probably near the early end of its drinking window as the wine showed signs of tiredness towards the end of the dinner. Do consider opening a bottle or two soon if you still have this wine in your collection.

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