Perfect fill level, bought at auction Jan 2023. Dense vivid colour. Elegant nose, blackberry and warming spices, a good touch of wood.
5 min poured: elegant, sleek, medium bodied. 15 min poured: tobacco nose. on the palate elegant, opening up with warm wood and cherry. light bodied and surprisingly short. 25 min: Softening and opening up on that back of the palate. light-to-medium body. Astringent, not much fruit. Not much grip at the front either. 30 min: I have no experience with this as a young wine, but this appears weakened by age, and this is not made up by complexity or ageing notes.
I will pour this next time (bottle on Coravin) with more time in the glass. Summary: nice, but not special. Would not buy this again, considering the price.
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A medium bodied Shiraz. Dark fruit on the nose. Blackberry and dark fruit on the palate. Smooth. Soft tannins. Hits of mineral. Ready to go, but will go the distance too.
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Dark colour. Balsamic vinegar on the nose with prunes. Heavy thick and rich full bodied flavours on the palette with medicinal notes and earth - as if this was forged in a furnace! Lacks freshness and seems a bit overdone even if the ABV is just 13.5%. N.B. I do not think this was a faulty bottle as none of the 5 other experienced tasters thought so - merely not my cup of tea.
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1/12/2023 - billabong55 wrote: 88 Points
Perfect fill level, bought at auction Jan 2023.
Dense vivid colour. Elegant nose, blackberry and warming spices, a good touch of wood.
5 min poured: elegant, sleek, medium bodied.
15 min poured: tobacco nose. on the palate elegant, opening up with warm wood and cherry. light bodied and surprisingly short.
25 min: Softening and opening up on that back of the palate. light-to-medium body. Astringent, not much fruit. Not much grip at the front either.
30 min: I have no experience with this as a young wine, but this appears weakened by age, and this is not made up by complexity or ageing notes.
I will pour this next time (bottle on Coravin) with more time in the glass. Summary: nice, but not special. Would not buy this again, considering the price.
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10/7/2022 - jskuek wrote: 90 Points
Espresso, silky spices,
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8/15/2021 - mrwineface wrote: 92 Points
A medium bodied Shiraz. Dark fruit on the nose. Blackberry and dark fruit on the palate. Smooth. Soft tannins. Hits of mineral. Ready to go, but will go the distance too.
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7/28/2021 - fussyeater wrote: 88 Points
Dark colour. Balsamic vinegar on the nose with prunes. Heavy thick and rich full bodied flavours on the palette with medicinal notes and earth - as if this was forged in a furnace! Lacks freshness and seems a bit overdone even if the ABV is just 13.5%. N.B. I do not think this was a faulty bottle as none of the 5 other experienced tasters thought so - merely not my cup of tea.
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2/5/2021 - rhapsody5435 Likes this wine: 90 Points
这是到现在为止喝过的最不澳洲的shiraz,虽说有一丝甜美但并不过。以黑果为主导,伴随一丝烟熏。甚至闻到brett味道,增加了复杂感。单宁中等,以澳洲shiraz而言酸度较强,以北隆而言酸度中等,属于OK范围。这是各方面挺平衡的澳洲西拉。
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