1992 Taltarni Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

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  4/4/2005 - graemeg wrote:

  NobleRottersSydney - Vic & WA less-heralded regions (Lucio's, Paddington): Actually marked 'Special Reserve' on the label. Provenance was unknown with this wine (an auction buy of mine), but physical appearances indicated no problem. The wine is still quite a dark red. There’s some subdued smoky black fruit initially, with a slightly sweaty note. Even after all this time, the wine is still quite tannic on the palate. They’re quality tannins, but now tending a little toward hardness. There’s warmth too, despite only 12.7% alcohol. The palate structure’s pretty good – I detected no great holes anywhere – but the secondary characteristics haven’t developed any great complexity. As the wine continues to sit in the glass it begins to flatten out, suggesting remaining bottles need to be drunk soon. Not bad, but considering the sporadic vintaging of this flagship wine I’d expected something better.

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