SLDS January BBQ: Coconut, vanilla, raisin, caramel and marshmallow aromas. Spicy alcohol and caramel on the palate, with good sweetness and a freshness that kept the wine enjoyable to come back to. A fun experience.
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Intense, vibrant, very lively, and keeps on delivering; sweetness is very modest. Recent white-paint-label bottling which has less dark and cacao notes than the 60's bottling with the paper label.
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It had a wonderful spicy nose with a touch of leather and loads of dried fruits. It was sweet and ethereal in the mouth with all sorts of engaging tertiary flavours. It kept delivering well after it was swallowed and at one stage I could taste curry leaf. A well known board member (who shall remain nameless) thought it tasted of sweaty Indian’s balls.
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Amazing, eye-opening wine. A little blocky and warm initially, but with air it comes together and shows an incredible flavour profile combining molasses, black tea, roasted nuts, candied citrus peel and other savoury and sweet flavours; so much depth and nuance here that it's hard to describe accurately. There's moderate sweetness, superb balance and a finish that just keeps going while flavour after flavour unravels on the tongue, well after each sip has gone. What a treat, thanks Jay!
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1/6/2018 - CamWheeler wrote: 90 Points
SLDS January BBQ: Coconut, vanilla, raisin, caramel and marshmallow aromas. Spicy alcohol and caramel on the palate, with good sweetness and a freshness that kept the wine enjoyable to come back to. A fun experience.
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5/12/2016 - jerryjerry wrote: 94 Points
Intense, vibrant, very lively, and keeps on delivering; sweetness is very modest. Recent white-paint-label bottling which has less dark and cacao notes than the 60's bottling with the paper label.
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2/11/2014 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
It had a wonderful spicy nose with a touch of leather and loads of dried fruits. It was sweet and ethereal in the mouth with all sorts of engaging tertiary flavours. It kept delivering well after it was swallowed and at one stage I could taste curry leaf. A well known board member (who shall remain nameless) thought it tasted of sweaty Indian’s balls.
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7/1/2011 - salil wrote: 96 Points
Amazing, eye-opening wine. A little blocky and warm initially, but with air it comes together and shows an incredible flavour profile combining molasses, black tea, roasted nuts, candied citrus peel and other savoury and sweet flavours; so much depth and nuance here that it's hard to describe accurately. There's moderate sweetness, superb balance and a finish that just keeps going while flavour after flavour unravels on the tongue, well after each sip has gone. What a treat, thanks Jay!
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5/24/2011 - psmith wrote:
Weighty and dark. Chocolate and rancio limey notes. Good balance and lots going on. Very nice.
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