1998 Aussie Showdown dinner (Jade Palace Restaurant): Open for bottle breath since 1 pm and serve as the first wine. Dark ruby with slight brick red edge, showing an expressive nose of blackcurrant, eucalyptus, herbs, subtle oak and hints of vegetal and leafiness. The palate is soft, subtle and elegant with blackcurrant, earth, smoke, tar and earth. A nice long finish with fine and supple tannins. Group prefer Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot which is more robust in style. But this is definitely good and drinking well now.
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Domaine A tasting (Est. Restaurant, George Street, Sydney): From magnum. On the nose slight leather, sweet tobacco, cedar, clove, nutmeg, graphite, touches of tomato leaf and hints of muted black fruit and violets. In the mouth there is some savoury blackcurrant cordial, a tiny mid scoop, then the fruit comes crashing back with some red fruit/tomato notes, leather and spice. The tannins are, for me, marginally unripe but the wine is held together quite well. Lots going on, most of it good, huge length. Very good.
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1998 revisited ten years on (Nottingham): Rich, velvety, chocolatey nose. Rich sweet black fruit and chocolate on the palate too. There's a distinct lack of depth and it's very short.
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3/29/2019 - Rvasudev Likes this wine: 91 Points
Surprisingly good and well blended cabernet. My first Tassie
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1/2/2016 - elledeca wrote:
Domaine A tasting (The Taste of Tasmania): Lovely wine. Cassis, tobacco, pomegranate. Light bodied, very elegant and long.
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7/12/2013 - hkm520240 wrote: 91 Points
1998 Aussie Showdown dinner (Jade Palace Restaurant): Open for bottle breath since 1 pm and serve as the first wine.
Dark ruby with slight brick red edge, showing an expressive nose of blackcurrant, eucalyptus, herbs, subtle oak and hints of vegetal and leafiness.
The palate is soft, subtle and elegant with blackcurrant, earth, smoke, tar and earth. A nice long finish with fine and supple tannins.
Group prefer Voyager Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot which is more robust in style. But this is definitely good and drinking well now.
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3/6/2013 - chatters wrote:
Domaine A tasting (Est. Restaurant, George Street, Sydney): From magnum. On the nose slight leather, sweet tobacco, cedar, clove, nutmeg, graphite, touches of tomato leaf and hints of muted black fruit and violets. In the mouth there is some savoury blackcurrant cordial, a tiny mid scoop, then the fruit comes crashing back with some red fruit/tomato notes, leather and spice. The tannins are, for me, marginally unripe but the wine is held together quite well. Lots going on, most of it good, huge length. Very good.
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4/4/2008 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 83 Points
1998 revisited ten years on (Nottingham): Rich, velvety, chocolatey nose. Rich sweet black fruit and chocolate on the palate too. There's a distinct lack of depth and it's very short.
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