2016 de Négoce Shiraz OG N.279 Skillogalee

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  11/28/2023 - Scottwhipp Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This is a big bold wine that requires a minimum 30 minute decant. Bouquet of dark red fruit, roasted lamb chops with herbs de Provenance and menthol or Eucalyptus. Broad and mouth coating on the palate with depth of dark red fruit, cinnamon and oak. Nice mouth coating mild tannins on the finish.

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  8/18/2023 - fingers Likes this wine:

  Bottle 4, and better than ever. About 2 or 3 hours open before it was fully expressive, but this is unmistakably Aussie in identity without the pratfalls commonly associated with the genre. Shoulda bought a full case instead of a half.

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  4/30/2023 - Rbhan12 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Just upfront--this is fantastic. This is why we buy DN wines. Per Cam's release notes, this is Skillogalee winery Trevarrick Shiraz.
  
  Decanted for 45min, back to bottle for 3h. Still needed to open up in the glass.
  
  Aromas of cloves, baking spices, and rich chocolate leap out of the glass. There is some deep, dark, extracted fruit way underneath. Palate is layered, complex, tight and interesting. Despite being full-bodied, it comes off rather lightweight. It has excellent acidity that makes the fruit feel lighter red, but the darker flavors still persist. Finish has a strong tinge of acid that leads into an array of very dark fruits and some dark toasted oak flavors. Hint of lavender/menthol too. Emerging after all of this--gum drying tannins. Plenty of structure and depth.
  
  This is outstanding. No way around it. I had some serious doubts about the DN-AUS program, especially after my run-in with N.280, but this wine has evaporated those concerns. Phenomenal quality and the value is unbeatable. This will cellar beautifully for years to come. So much to unfurl here.
  
  Drinks beautifully now with a proper 2h decant, but don't hesitate to cellar this for 7-10 years. 92-93
  
  Day 2: a third of the bottle saved overnight in the fridge. The palate is wide open and ready to go. Lovely ripe raspberry, darker cherry, very very subtle oak. Acid a bit calmer and tannins more prominent today. Really a fantastic wine.

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  3/20/2023 - cyc wrote: 90 Points

  Not nearly as much as an Aussie jam-bomb and I had initially feared. A great value at the price.
  
  Side note: this bottle was part of a 6-pack that was shipped in 90-degree heat and then sat outside for a full day as I was out of town. The wine showed no ill effects from this mistreatment, and to DeNegoce's credit they shipped me another 6-pack without asking for the previous one to be sent back.

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  2/16/2023 - Scottwhipp Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A long decant is required for this wine. After 15 minutes in the glass, this was overly grippy and chalky on the front palate which completely overpowered the fruit on the mid palate. After two hours in the glass, the grip and chalk on the front palate melted away to reveal beautiful pure fruit, and the grip and chalk faded to the finish. On the nose I get black licorice, dark red fruit and a hint of menthol or eucalyptus. Interesting flavor profile on the palate - rich and pure blackberry, black raspberry and plum fruit which transitions to dark chocolate on the back palate. On the finish there is nice juicy acidity with a red cinnamon grip and chalky tannis. So many flavors and layers to this wine!

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