2009 Katnook Estate Shiraz

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  3/27/2015 - Drinking Trees wrote: 88 Points

  Nose is concentrated but fairly closed, with notes of raspberry, black olive, and vanilla. Mouthfeel is medium-bodied, with intense acid and tannin and a touch of glycerin. Palate shows a strong vanilla note above powerful flavours of blackberry, raspberry, black pepper, star anise, and black tea. Nice, but won't reach its peak for a while.

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  5/3/2014 - hkm520240 wrote: 90 Points

  Dark ruby with glossy crimson rims, vivid but less intense. Blackberries, dark cherries, violet and hints of spice and oak. Medium bodied with soft and smooth mouth-feel, showing blackberries, violets and visible but integrated oak. Sweet fruited mid-palate and lively acidity lend a fresh medium finish, fine velvety tannins.
  Compared to the Shiraz tasted yesterday, this is lighter, more black-fruited, simpler and fresher. Of course the alcohol is lower at 13.5% too. Good on its own to enjoy slowly but lack of power, intensity and complexity when compared to other good Aussie Shiraz.

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  4/26/2014 - chowks wrote: 91 Points

  Aroma of dark plum and spices. Medium weight on the palate with fresh acidity and medium finish; 13.5 % alcohol is refreshing for an Aussie shiraz.

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