Described as the Flagship wine, a one-off production
Intense aromatics - blackcurrant, blackberry and violets
Cool dusty tannins, slightly gritty, firm and providing continuing structure Dark fruit is front of palate, leading to spice and violets, touches of mint, and finish of spicy tannins Huge juice and blackcurrant throughout - should balance out nicely in four or five years
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2016 Sydney Royal Wine Show - Exhibitor's Tasting & Trophy Wines Lunch (Olympic Park, Homebush): (2 trophies - best mature red, best cabernet sauvignon; 97p) {screwcap, 14%} Rich menthol/spearmint nose. You wouldn’t immediately pick it as cabernet, but it’s enticing enough. Nicely ripe flavours. Currants, drying oak, medium chalky tannins, medium-weight, some warmth. Past a primary phase, but a long way from mature, despite the trophy. Good mid-palate presence, medium-length finish. Nice wine, the best red here at the lunch easily for me. Needs another 5-8 years at least, but it’s only very good, not outstanding..
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9/29/2016 - jmcmchi wrote:
Described as the Flagship wine, a one-off production
Intense aromatics - blackcurrant, blackberry and violets
Cool dusty tannins, slightly gritty, firm and providing continuing structure
Dark fruit is front of palate, leading to spice and violets, touches of mint, and finish of spicy tannins
Huge juice and blackcurrant throughout - should balance out nicely in four or five years
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7/8/2016 - graemeg wrote:
2016 Sydney Royal Wine Show - Exhibitor's Tasting & Trophy Wines Lunch (Olympic Park, Homebush): (2 trophies - best mature red, best cabernet sauvignon; 97p) {screwcap, 14%} Rich menthol/spearmint nose. You wouldn’t immediately pick it as cabernet, but it’s enticing enough. Nicely ripe flavours. Currants, drying oak, medium chalky tannins, medium-weight, some warmth. Past a primary phase, but a long way from mature, despite the trophy. Good mid-palate presence, medium-length finish. Nice wine, the best red here at the lunch easily for me. Needs another 5-8 years at least, but it’s only very good, not outstanding..
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