1994 Petaluma Cabernet Merlot Coonawarra

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90 points

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  8/18/2013 - graemeg wrote:

  {cork, 13.5%} Garnet / brick. Cool cabernet; leafy herbs, a nod to currants, a touch of fresh compost; probably fruity by old-world standards, but clearly aged, despite the intensity. Fairly rich nose, none-the-less. The palate doesn't quite live up to it; the tannins are now very soft and furry, the wine is dry verging on skeletal, with something of a mid-palate hole; about medium-length finish. With enough time in the decanter (this had two hours), becomes sweetly rotting; attractive enough in a lascivious way, without showing great depth or complexity. At peak - or possibly beyond; with the caveat that this was an auction-sourced bottle of unknown provenance; ideal storage may have served it better...

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  7/31/2010 - malcclark wrote: 90 Points

  A great party bottle at Stuart and Lisa Harker's house on Saturday night 2 weeks ago. Lovely youthful wine. Fruity and full. Had with crab bisque, beef burg pies and fish pies. Made the 1998 St Henri look thin and dry.

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  1/6/2008 - king-bing wrote: 91 Points

  Pretty dark colour, and not much ageing. Strong cedar nose, though settled to show some blackcurrant too. The palate was very rich and sumptuous with a real whoosh of fruit after an initial delay, with a long spirity sort of finish. Someone really got it when describing this as christmas pudding. Seemed quite alcoholic despite it's labelled 13.5% abv. Despite all this it was actually rather enjoyable, if young. Hard to see where it might go though.

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