2018 Babylonstoren Shiraz

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  11/25/2023 - quaffnov Likes this wine: 90 Points

  no formal note

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  4/20/2021 - rmcnees wrote: 90 Points

  Consistent with recent earlier tasting - What you would hope for in a big full throttle Shiraz - dark inky purple colored, full bodied, slightly flabby, concentrated dense black berry and sweet black cherry brambly fruits with a layer of smokey menthol and black olive, spice, graphite and hints of cassis and white pepper with tongue coating acidity on the lingering finish. Lacks elegance or polish, a bit obtuse, but tasty and enjoyable.
  
  https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2021/04/syrah-syrah-for-big-red-tasting.html

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  3/26/2021 - mdnatom Likes this wine: 90 Points

  wow - a surprise out of nowhere! good nose, smooth start, and a complex finish. paired with grilled burgers and was outstanding. probably could age a bit more - bought two more while we were sitting at dinner

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  3/14/2021 - rmcnees wrote: 90 Points

  Dark inky purple colored, full bodied, slightly flabby concentrated dense black berry and sweet black cherry brambly fruits with black olive, smokey menthol, spice, graphite and hints of cassis and white pepper with tongue coating acidity on the lingering finish.
  https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2021/03/babylonstoren-simonsberg-paarl-south.html

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  2/8/2021 - rwpalmer wrote: 88 Points

  First bottle corked but willingly exchanged. Very deep, glossy purple. Nose is tight and dark-fruited. Not a lot of complexity yet. Palate rather assertive--acid more than tannin. Way too young to be properly enjoyable. Good value too. I'm curious that it is labelled shiraz as stylistically it is leaning to Crozes-Hermitage.

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