2008 St Hallett Shiraz Faith

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 87.4 points

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  3/3/2015 - Man in Black wrote:

  The wine is clear and bright with a deep ruby colour.
  
  The nose is clean and developing, showing medium(+) intensity aromas of black fruit (blackberry, dark cherries), pungent spices (black pepper), oak (chocolate), bottle ageing (truffles) and hints of herbaceous (mint).
  
  The wine is off-dry in the mouth with a medium(-) acidity. It has medium(+) fine-grained tannins and a high well-integrated alcohol. It has a full body and pronounced intensity flavours of black fruit (blackberry, dark cherries), pungent spices (black pepper), oak (chocolate), bottle ageing (truffles) and hints of herbaceous (mint). The finish is long.
  
  It is an outstanding quality wine. It has a lingering finish and very concentrated flavours that balance the alcohol. It also shows some degree of complexity provided by oak and bottle ageing, as well as spicy notes.
  
  Can drink now, but it has enough tannic structure and fruit concentration to develop some more tertiary aromas over the next 3-5 years.

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  3/20/2014 - jonpacker Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Aroma of vanilla, oak, melon notes. Bold and rich mouthfeel. Oak and vanilla come through here too. Fruitiness becomes more stonefruit—peach, nectarine. A spicy character stands out with fruit on a medium finish.

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  2/25/2013 - stadler wrote:

  La robe est violine foncée, pas de signe réel de vieillissement. Le nez est jeune, plein de fruits noirs frais, avec quelques épices douces. Le grain de tanin est fin en bouche, la matière est souple même si concentrée car l'extraction est assez poussée. La longueur est là, présentant quelques amers (pépin ?).

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  2/3/2012 - Hitchy wrote:

  Good value. Nice drinking. Nothing special.

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  1/8/2012 - Barolo Raymond wrote: 87 Points

  WSET Advanced L9 Australia - New Zealand: Deep ruby, opaque black core, purple rim, slow-moving tears. Medium(-) intensity developing aromas of black berries, cherries, leather. Dry, medium acidity, low tannins, medium(+) body and hot alcohol with medium(+) intense flavours of black cherries, black currant, chocolate, pepper. Long finish. Score dinged on the nose: did the palate develop ahead of the bouquet?. May be entering a closed phase.

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