{cork, 13.5%} Great level, immaculate looking cork. No decant. Overwhelmingly musty nose- I feared TCA. Plush plummy fruit underneath; I held out for bottle stink. But it never got better, or, to be fair, much worse. Faint oaky tannins, aged fruit without complexity or development. Shortish somewhat hollow finish. I wouldn’t call it just the oak either. Still, not very pleasant to drink; top notch Barossa Shiraz and Coonawarra cabernet should be better than this, even if the back label only offered 10-15 years cellar potential. This rather prosaic packaging - highly reminiscent of the base commercial blend- eventually morphed into the Johann flagship red. But for whatever reason, I don’t believe this was showing correctly on this occasion. Disappointing and, what is worse, confusing.
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Fantastic bottle of wine. Consumed with Filet Mignon. Very complimentary to meat and pepper flavors. Hints of chocolate. The finish was outstanding. Smooth and consistant throughout.
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8/15/2020 - graemeg wrote: flawed
{cork, 13.5%} Great level, immaculate looking cork. No decant. Overwhelmingly musty nose- I feared TCA. Plush plummy fruit underneath; I held out for bottle stink. But it never got better, or, to be fair, much worse. Faint oaky tannins, aged fruit without complexity or development. Shortish somewhat hollow finish. I wouldn’t call it just the oak either. Still, not very pleasant to drink; top notch Barossa Shiraz and Coonawarra cabernet should be better than this, even if the back label only offered 10-15 years cellar potential. This rather prosaic packaging - highly reminiscent of the base commercial blend- eventually morphed into the Johann flagship red. But for whatever reason, I don’t believe this was showing correctly on this occasion. Disappointing and, what is worse, confusing.
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10/12/2014 - Buttonmantai wrote: 93 Points
Smells amazing!!?
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2/9/2013 - ubercuvee wrote:
A really pleasurable bottle.
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11/22/2008 - Trax wrote: 94 Points
Peppery, chocolate, and dark cherries. Medium tannins- great with food, especially grilled meats.
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10/29/2007 - jojaling wrote: 92 Points
Fantastic bottle of wine. Consumed with Filet Mignon. Very complimentary to meat and pepper flavors. Hints of chocolate. The finish was outstanding. Smooth and consistant throughout.
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