2004 Bleasdale Frank Potts

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  11/16/2019 - Border Boss Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Double decanted two hours prior to service. Dark, opaque red color with a lightening rim. Nose was initially a touch of green pepper and cassis, with the green pepper blowing off with air. Balance tannins and acid, with both still showing but in harmony. There's red fruits literally popping out of this wine. Drinking extremely well, with many years of life left.

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  2/10/2018 - efeldhake@yahoo.com Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Deep garnet in color with a slightly red edge. Nose of dark cherries, blueberries, menthol, and hints of coffee. Tastes of tart cherries, leather, menthol, and expresso. Resolved tannins, complimentary acid, and pure fruit. Lovely wine, likely at its peak but sure to drink well for 5+ years.

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  9/3/2011 - Rcorrao wrote: 89 Points

  I waited too long. This was a 92 pt wine that I should have had a few years ago. Peak is 2010. Big dark fruit has been softened, but a touch of acid that wasn't there a few years ago. My last bottle of this vintage. Like most Aussie wines, it's designed to be consumed younger than its American counterparts. Still drinkable (not corked), but open up...not too much time left on this one.

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  8/14/2010 - Ian S wrote:

  Still deep, dark and youthful in colour with no signs of ageing at the rim.
  
  On the nose liquer-accented black fruit, with a little menthol and subtle but persistent green pepper (with a somewhat grassy aspect). Slightly more plummy on swirling. Overall quite a complex nose.
  
  Quite a rich (but not overly so) textured palate, supportive acidity and fine carry of the fruit through the finish, which has good length. The green pepper element adds an important dimension, and seems to offset well against the fruit.
  
  Whilst it's not a wine to drive superlatives out, as with previous bottles, it delivers plenty of complexity for the money.

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  3/7/2010 - jamieirving wrote: 89 Points

  Frank Bleasdale was one of the first settlers to South Australia, arriving on HMS Buffalo in 1836. Fourteen years later, in 1850, he established his vineyard which, aside from Yalumba, is the longest running family owned winery in Australia.
  
  Located in Langhorne Creek Bleasdale, like other vineyards in the area, benefit from access to water and cooling breezes from near by Lake Alexandrina. All this makes a great environment for Bordeaux varietals.
  
  It's no surprise then that Bleasdale's top wine is made from a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Malbec and 15% Petit Verdot this wine is aged in French oak. Deep purple in colour, I found aromas of plum, cassis and a touch of mint. The palate shows earth, wood, spice and pepper characters with a good acidic streak on the finish. 89 points.

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