Perfect mid-week wine. Superbly varietal, flavoursome, still with good fruit. There's cedar and bay leaf type spices too. Great QPR. Drinking well now.
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Similar to last month's bottle: this saw a little more air (two-thirds open in the fridge for 6 hours) and seemed a little more dimensional and interesting. A decently competant, although not hugely exciting medium-bodied cabernet.
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{screwcap, 14%} Leafy, herby, tobacco-like nose. Very cabernet, but in an only-marginally-ripe, new-world kind of way. The palate is pretty austere, smoky, leafy, and with a lean dose of currants. Has a dusty astringency, rather than obvious oak impressions. Is very mono-chromatic in its flavours; there’s a total absence of charm here. Dense but medium-bodied palate, short-medium length finish. Drink soon, I think; this isn’t going anywhere.
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5/16/2015 - fizz wrote: 90 Points
Just delicious CS flavours abound in the glass. All too easy with a slow roasted lamb shoulder.
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5/24/2014 - fizz wrote: 90 Points
Another good bottle. Loaded with varietal CS flavours. Improves with a little time in the glass.
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3/27/2014 - fizz wrote: 89 Points
Perfect mid-week wine. Superbly varietal, flavoursome, still with good fruit. There's cedar and bay leaf type spices too. Great QPR. Drinking well now.
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6/2/2013 - graemeg wrote:
Similar to last month's bottle: this saw a little more air (two-thirds open in the fridge for 6 hours) and seemed a little more dimensional and interesting. A decently competant, although not hugely exciting medium-bodied cabernet.
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5/8/2013 - graemeg wrote:
{screwcap, 14%} Leafy, herby, tobacco-like nose. Very cabernet, but in an only-marginally-ripe, new-world kind of way. The palate is pretty austere, smoky, leafy, and with a lean dose of currants. Has a dusty astringency, rather than obvious oak impressions. Is very mono-chromatic in its flavours; there’s a total absence of charm here. Dense but medium-bodied palate, short-medium length finish. Drink soon, I think; this isn’t going anywhere.
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