Even after 20 years still dark, opulent and powerful shiraz. Liquorice and dark fruit nose. Great mouth feel, same as nose fills your mouth with power, having said that fruit, tannins well balanced. Decanted 40mins prior serving. Perfect accompaniment with cheese board.
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Purchased in Sydney for around US$45. Not yet available in the USA. A very restrained and balanced shiraz, with wonderful mentholated aromas, and dark plummy fruit. Should hold for another 3-5 years.
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NobleRottersSydney - Hunter Valley dinner (Darling Mills, Glebe): Lush, plummy aromas. Some rich-ish blackcurrant fruits & vanillan oak. This has a much better balance than the previous two wines, and ends with a medium length finish. It’s still quite a lightweight wine beside previous Lawsons wines – doesn’t match up to even the 96, let alone the 94, which I think is the best Lawsons of the 90s. Oddly enough, at this stage of the night the 97 McWilliams Rosehill (having been open a few hours longer) was the better wine to drink. This is probably one of those ‘good-for-the-vintage wines which you’d only buy if a) they were massively discounted or b) you’re addicted to vertical tastings.
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2/26/2017 - black fruits Likes this wine: 93 Points
Even after 20 years still dark, opulent and powerful shiraz. Liquorice and dark fruit nose. Great mouth feel, same as nose fills your mouth with power, having said that fruit, tannins well balanced. Decanted 40mins prior serving. Perfect accompaniment with cheese board.
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5/10/2010 - Softie wrote: 94 Points
Exceeded my expectations given the vintage was not top draw.
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12/8/2004 - otisabdul wrote: 91 Points
Purchased in Sydney for around US$45. Not yet available in the USA. A very restrained and balanced shiraz, with wonderful mentholated aromas, and dark plummy fruit. Should hold for another 3-5 years.
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9/6/2002 - graemeg wrote:
NobleRottersSydney - Hunter Valley dinner (Darling Mills, Glebe): Lush, plummy aromas. Some rich-ish blackcurrant fruits & vanillan oak. This has a much better balance than the previous two wines, and ends with a medium length finish. It’s still quite a lightweight wine beside previous Lawsons wines – doesn’t match up to even the 96, let alone the 94, which I think is the best Lawsons of the 90s. Oddly enough, at this stage of the night the 97 McWilliams Rosehill (having been open a few hours longer) was the better wine to drink. This is probably one of those ‘good-for-the-vintage wines which you’d only buy if a) they were massively discounted or b) you’re addicted to vertical tastings.
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