| Bacchus Food & Wine Club Tasting (3/6/04) - Medium crimson, with slight hints of brown around the edges. Nose: Open bouquet of cassis, blackberries, cedar with leafy and smoky hints. Palate: As foreshadowed by the nose, smooth, sweet fruit core of cassis, blackberries, cedar, mocha, shot through with developed secondary flavours. Like the John Riddoch of the same vintage, this wine evolved in the glass over the course of the two hour tasting session to reveal layers of interesting aged characteristics: leafy capsicum, dried tobacco, cigar box, then old leather mixed with dried prunes. Long length - a fantastic 22 year old bottle of wine! |
