| Drunk at a lunch at Cellargeek's (11/1/04, last tasted 31/7/2000) - Dark plum-red, tight rim. Nose: blackcurrant and dark berries. On the palate, sweet fruit core reminiscent of Barossa shiraz, along with the dark berry fruits revealed by the nose. The tannins have softened considerably and compliment the fruit well, compared to the closed and tannic monster that it was when I tasted it back in 2000. Have opened up and is a delicious drink now, with a decently long finish that ends very slightly grippy. Fruit dominates, thought there are very subtle hints of dark chocolate and aniseed. A great match with medium-rare barbequed scotch fillets. |
