A very nutty nose with toasty, caramel oak and some interesting wild, funky complexity. The palate shows the same caramel oak coming in over the top of any fruit - but there is lots of intensity here, it is a wine that intends to take no prisoners. An interesting contrast to the pure, focused Laroche that came before it. I thought the Laroche a better wine, but I liked aspects of this as well.
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10/9/2011 - stewtaylor wrote: 65 Points
Possibly corked. Off Flavour. Strong, bitter and harsh
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8/1/2006 - CamWheeler wrote: 87 Points
A very nutty nose with toasty, caramel oak and some interesting wild, funky complexity. The palate shows the same caramel oak coming in over the top of any fruit - but there is lots of intensity here, it is a wine that intends to take no prisoners. An interesting contrast to the pure, focused Laroche that came before it. I thought the Laroche a better wine, but I liked aspects of this as well.
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7/14/2005 - CamWheeler wrote: 85 Points
Sydney Winestar Offline - Castel Mola Restaurant (Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia): Loads of overpowering sweet caramel oak dominating whatever fruit there was to be had. Very much out of balance. It might come together in 2-3 years, but I can’t really be sure.
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