1997 Peter Lehmann Black Queen Sparkling Shiraz

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  2/11/2006 - sthugo wrote: 91 Points

  First bottle of a six-pack purchased at cellar door last year. For a 1997 release this was a nice surprise. Although when tasted at cellar door I thought it was good enough to buy, didn't think at the time it was up there with the 1994 and 1996 releases of this wine. However, after this bottle I must re-evaluate this release. Lots of rich fruit on the palate, plum and blackberry dominant. Not overly sweet by very full and complex with a long, drying finish. This went down really well over nibbleys on a hot Saturday afternoon. Great drinking now but definitely has another 3-4 years in it easily.

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  12/27/2005 - JohnSh wrote: 90 Points

  Didn't take notes at the time, but wow, it was very rich, even for a sparkling shiraz! No overt sweetness, and had the brown sugar/meaty note that I like in my sparkling reds. Not quite a top example, but very nice indeed, and at $35 CDN, a nice value. I'll grab a couple more, if there's any left!

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