2007 Torbreck Woodcutter's Shiraz

Community Tasting Notes (34) Avg Score: 88.7 points

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  8/13/2016 - Grochol Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Wineing; 8/11/2016-8/13/2016 (Calle Apuntadores 24, Palma, Mallorca, Spain): Nose: black currant, blackberry, prune, tar, aspalt
  Taste: full bodied, medium acid, medium tannins, blackberry, black currant, mullberry, strawberry jam, prune, smoke, tar, asphalt, sweet spices, complex, velvety powerfull but still elegant, nicely matured, huge surprise

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  10/21/2014 - JeandeTroyes wrote: 88 Points

  This is a fruit driven, early drinking modern style that I usually detest. I was all ready to hate this wine, but - by day 3 - I found that it was perfectly acceptable. The blackcurrant flavours weren't as dominant as I'd come to expect from Australian shiraz's (more blue fruits than red fruits, in fact). Left to breathe in the glass on the 1st day for 1 hour, it was still pretty fruity but unusual enough to be interesting (if a bit one dimensional). Like I said, it had settled down a bit by day 3, which suggests it still has a couple of years left in it. Having said that, I prefer the fruit of my shiraz's and cabernet's to be less pronounced and in the background, so if you're a fruit-bomb lover you might consider it already past it's prime. A pleasant-ish surprise, but I won't be buying another bottle. It nevertheless has me curious about some of the better quality wines from this maker. May not be as loathsome as I once thought!

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  12/10/2011 - ctuckvan wrote: 89 Points

  Dark dark. Strawberry nose and jammy up front, with pepper and black licorice. Bold and spicy. Hot finish but kept moving.

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  11/18/2011 - tcufletch wrote: 90 Points

  Consistent with my previous note; maybe I just really wanted good wine tonight but it seems to be a little more well balanced tonight. The alcohol isn't as pronounced as it was the last time I drank it. The fruit really comes through and I get a little more smoke and earth tonight. Very nice acid and medium finish.

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  7/8/2011 - tcufletch wrote: 89 Points

  Dark rust-red; big fruit on the nose and a strong alcohol initially (label says 14.0% ABV); first taste is big fruit but that mutes somewhat after an hour; really nice, well-rounded mouthfeel, good coating; from initial taste to one hour later, very nice consistency and smooth; velvety; medium-finish. If I can find for around $20, seems like a nice value.

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