Coal Valley Winery Visits Apr 10 (Coal Valley, Tasmania): {cork, 12%, A$35} This wine is showing its age, with distinct brick-like shades around the edge of the otherwise garnet liquid. Always an ambitious blend in southern Tasmania, this aging, ripe, yet slightly herby smelling wine spices up the classic bordeaux pairing with 12% shiraz. The palate is a bit simple, with faintly confected coconutty flavours dominating. There are soft woody tannins, and the oak certainly plays some part in the flavours too; but overall it's not terribly complex. At it's peak now, with nowhere to go.
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{cork, A$35} The shiraz shows on the palate as white pepper, the cabernet as a greenish sort of herbal flavour. So if you’re tasting blind, it’s all cool-climate. It’s reasonably well balanced overall, with medium-weight grippy tannins, and a front-palate sort of impact. The finish is a bit short, given the age and price; growing shiraz here is always going to be a struggle. Acceptable enough, but no bargain.
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Dusty / earthy wine. Merlot makes its presence felt on the nos with strong plums. Palate is more subdued; nervy. jangly, lacks generosity but structurally quite sound. Not good value at $35.
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4/23/2010 - graemeg Likes this wine:
Coal Valley Winery Visits Apr 10 (Coal Valley, Tasmania): {cork, 12%, A$35} This wine is showing its age, with distinct brick-like shades around the edge of the otherwise garnet liquid. Always an ambitious blend in southern Tasmania, this aging, ripe, yet slightly herby smelling wine spices up the classic bordeaux pairing with 12% shiraz. The palate is a bit simple, with faintly confected coconutty flavours dominating. There are soft woody tannins, and the oak certainly plays some part in the flavours too; but overall it's not terribly complex. At it's peak now, with nowhere to go.
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7/10/2009 - hadwin wrote: 80 Points
quite light but nice ripe fruit
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12/30/2008 - graemeg wrote:
{cork, A$35} The shiraz shows on the palate as white pepper, the cabernet as a greenish sort of herbal flavour. So if you’re tasting blind, it’s all cool-climate. It’s reasonably well balanced overall, with medium-weight grippy tannins, and a front-palate sort of impact. The finish is a bit short, given the age and price; growing shiraz here is always going to be a struggle. Acceptable enough, but no bargain.
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11/4/2008 - StewartWent wrote: 84 Points
Dusty / earthy wine. Merlot makes its presence felt on the nos with strong plums. Palate is more subdued; nervy. jangly, lacks generosity but structurally quite sound. Not good value at $35.
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