20 minute decant - Lovely nose of violets, leather and earth - beautiful blue fruit to the fore with firm oak supporting it - secondary characters then coming through with a lingering finish and resolved tannins - for me drinking perfectly although on it's downward slope with no rush
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Bouquet reflects the wine’s age. Lovely Cabernet that is at its peak or maybe on a slow decline. The wine needed breathing as it had some sharpness on opening but within 45 minutes the wine was much rounder and settled. The wine displayed secondary characteristics with fine integrated tannins. The wine was not overly ripe, was balanced full in flavour, somewhat rich. I need to drink the remaining wines over the next year or two.
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Lots of dusty blackcurrant, mint, a hint of eucalypt, tomato leaf, cedar, and dark soy sauce on the nose.
Similar flavours on the light-mid weighted palate, but tending savoury with tea, olive and dark chocolate. Rounded, dusty tannins, and fresh acidity. Reasonably long finish. Demands airing after opening to give off more aromatics; otherwise it seems a bit one-dimensional. Showing more cigar box on day 3.
Opinion: Drinking well now, but a long way from decline. Gentler style of Coonawarra Cabernet, but none the worse for it.
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11/11/2023 - guy12 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Colour still good, decanted, fruit just fading
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11/4/2023 - macaujames Likes this wine: 91 Points
One Glass. Nice but a bit lean and youthful at the moment. 13.5%. Needs 3-4 hrs aeration. Lay down 5-10 years.
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8/27/2023 - rednick@internode.on.net wrote:
20 minute decant - Lovely nose of violets, leather and earth - beautiful blue fruit to the fore with firm oak supporting it - secondary characters then coming through with a lingering finish and resolved tannins - for me drinking perfectly although on it's downward slope with no rush
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7/13/2023 - AKC Likes this wine: 94 Points
Bouquet reflects the wine’s age. Lovely Cabernet that is at its peak or maybe on a slow decline. The wine needed breathing as it had some sharpness on opening but within 45 minutes the wine was much rounder and settled. The wine displayed secondary characteristics with fine integrated tannins. The wine was not overly ripe, was balanced full in flavour, somewhat rich. I need to drink the remaining wines over the next year or two.
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9/26/2022 - mphatic wrote:
Cork, 13.5% alc. Good cork. Dark garnet.
Lots of dusty blackcurrant, mint, a hint of eucalypt, tomato leaf, cedar, and dark soy sauce on the nose.
Similar flavours on the light-mid weighted palate, but tending savoury with tea, olive and dark chocolate. Rounded, dusty tannins, and fresh acidity. Reasonably long finish. Demands airing after opening to give off more aromatics; otherwise it seems a bit one-dimensional. Showing more cigar box on day 3.
Opinion: Drinking well now, but a long way from decline. Gentler style of Coonawarra Cabernet, but none the worse for it.
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