2005 Torbreck Descendant

Community Tasting Notes (39) Avg Score: 93.1 points

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  2/3/2023 - MarkRichards Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Wow! I don't know how some of the wines reviewed below were stored, because this wine is stunning now! The flavors are well melded and intensely concentrated. Extracted blueberries, blackberries, mulberries, tar, with Smooth well structured tannins perfectly balance the concentrated dark fruits...
  Just wow!

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  11/25/2022 - levicn wrote: 92 Points

  醒酒一个小时，深宝石红偏紫，酒液有些浑浊，闻香是玫瑰花，肉鲜，话梅，山楂，还有橡木桶充分融合的香料味，香气实在太诱人了，妥妥陈年西拉的大酒范儿，入口酸度中高，酒液咸，收口微甜，矿物感清晰，单宁紧涩，很细的细沙状，淡淡青味，草药，李子，红黑果，后段香草和香料味，余味香气爆棚，红果，香草和木质香气，酒体中等，风格优雅，旧世界的香气，新世界的口感，充分陈年，结构依然紧致，酒在口中的密度稍有欠缺，没能完全撑起大格局的香气，不然就完美了。

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  6/24/2022 - Rote Kappelle Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Scored as 'Excellent' on the CT scale. Under cork (and a crumbly one at that) but there was minimal ullage. Bottle decanted and first glass poured about an hour later.
  
  This was very, very popular with my hosts; for me less so, though I can recognise its qualities. The strongest element for me was the lovely velvety mouthfeel, with some soft but still present tannins to hold it together at the finish. Very good length and intensity. Prune fruit, somewhat lacking definition, but this won't trouble many drinkers. I wasn't getting the complexity some other reviewers have pointed to - perhaps bottle variation?
  
  A near certain winner for those who enjoy the Barossa styles and there is nothing wrong with that.

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  5/1/2022 - Condrieu82 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Dark ruby color. Medium body. Nose of cherries, plums, dried thyme, oregano. Mature wine, good acidity, lots of fruit (dark cherries, plums), some oak, dried Mediterranean herbs, a hint of red licorice, well-integrated tannins… a stunner! Drink now or hold 3-4 more years.

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  1/20/2022 - rossi.wine wrote: 88 Points

  Again tasted next to 2005 The Struie. Less expressive, less jammy, spicy, a little port-like on the nose. Drying on the palate, intense, again obvious alcohol, Long. 87-89

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