The wine rep keeps sending samples and I keep on writing tasting notes. A common theme is high alcohol and, in my opinion, a lack of balance. I guess this particular wine is top-of-the-tree for Cape Barren but I am still not sold on the label. Fruit is sourced from 70yr old vines.
Bouquet is pretty good; fresh berries, zingy, lifted. Grapey, simple but fairly effective. Palate dulls down a notch as the overt fruit weight promised on the nose doesn’t really translate. Fruit gets tight as heat and some sear from the acid kick in. A touch of varnish in the finish. Underlay of oak doesn’t do much for me but isn’t offensive. Prefer others in the price range.
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