2018 Craggy Range Te Kahu Gimblett Gravels Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 87.9 points

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  9/20/2023 - Laz4wine wrote: 86 Points

  Got some of that vegetal/pepper along with a lot of black olive and a bitter-balsamic finish. Very dark brooding profile and low fruit notes. Not so sure about this yet.

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  5/15/2023 - Pontifax wrote: 87 Points

  Cool climate Bordeaux - style blend.
  On nose: faint notes of mesquite charcoal, tobacco and a ghost of cassis.
  On palate: all above flavour notes are present, green bell pepper, smoke, very light tannins and oak gall complete the austere picture.....drinkable , but restrained and dull.
  Much prefer their Sauvignon Blanc, look forward to trying their Pinot Noir.....but Cabernet blends, Old or New world need warmer climates.

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  5/15/2023 - KeepHer wrote:

  PnP : Watery oaky nose. Oaky and candy nose when it opens.
  Tastes old like an old attic. Candy cane when it opens.
  Watery finish but hints of spice, tobacco, and vanilla linger
  
  Day 2 : HOLY COW WHAT A CHANGE. Smells and tastes like wine now! The candy cane calmed down and tasted more grape-like. The oak is present and the old attic note peeks its head. But I cannot express the transformation enough.
  
  If you dont like it in 6-12 months I see a blender just itching to mix it up!

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  5/3/2023 - Heynetty Does not like this wine:

  A: Deep ruby
  N: Pronounced cassis, black plum, violet, capsicum, VANILLA, wet stone, baking spice, clove, tobacco
  P: Dry, medium (+) acid, medium (+)fine grained tannin, Pronounced intensity , medium (+) body, medium finish
  C: a bit austere to be honest. The stony green bell pepper is too dominant. Inadequate length to the fruit, excellent intensity and good complexity. Its a good quality wine right now. Give it time, it might improve.
  made of merlot, cab sav, Malbec, cab franc and petite Verdot according to the bottle

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  4/29/2023 - DrinkerTrev Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Very enjoyable Syrah from NZ. Had some last year when we visited the winery. Dry but now less tannin and smoother than the 2022 we tried freshly bottled at the winery. Found this at our local vintner Vintage Cellars. This wine will improve for many years. Had with some local rack of spring lamb.

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