(Sunday Dinner at Mich&Bo's w Chirong) Dark dusty berries, powerful nose, spice, sour cherry, rather savoury. Richly concentrated palate, cool acid, juicy dark berries, finishing with darjeeling sweetness. A surprisingly powerful Yarra, and drinking well now.
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PnP at cellar temperature. Presents as garnet with a wide amber rim. The nose carries a mature bouquet of mushroom/black olive and moist tobacco, but through all that some fresh cranberry aromas shine through. On the palate, the last note is correct; the tannins are very fine, soft, and hard to identify, and the acid is disproportionately high. Even so, cranberry and tobacco flavors are clear the midpalate, and the finish is persistent and cranberry- and spice-driven.
This was our first experience with aged (or any) South Australian Pinot noir. Thankfully, it was a positive one, and we will seek out Coldstream Hills wines in the future. We'll rate this wine "very good-to-excellent," 90/100.
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6/22/2019 - VinoHobo wrote: 95 Points
Soft but beautiful. Perfect condition, lots of secondary characters. Great finish. Elegant
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7/14/2018 - VinoHobo wrote: 94 Points
In great condition. Lots of cherry notes, warming spices, quite textural.
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8/23/2016 - JerM wrote: 93 Points
(Sunday Dinner at Mich&Bo's w Chirong) Dark dusty berries, powerful nose, spice, sour cherry, rather savoury. Richly concentrated palate, cool acid, juicy dark berries, finishing with darjeeling sweetness. A surprisingly powerful Yarra, and drinking well now.
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12/22/2015 - pkbowen Likes this wine: 90 Points
PnP at cellar temperature. Presents as garnet with a wide amber rim. The nose carries a mature bouquet of mushroom/black olive and moist tobacco, but through all that some fresh cranberry aromas shine through. On the palate, the last note is correct; the tannins are very fine, soft, and hard to identify, and the acid is disproportionately high. Even so, cranberry and tobacco flavors are clear the midpalate, and the finish is persistent and cranberry- and spice-driven.
This was our first experience with aged (or any) South Australian Pinot noir. Thankfully, it was a positive one, and we will seek out Coldstream Hills wines in the future. We'll rate this wine "very good-to-excellent," 90/100.
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9/21/2015 - dhammer wrote: 88 Points
At the tail end of the drinking window - almost no tannins left, high acidity - becoming disintegrated.
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