Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
92
/100
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12
professional
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1
2005
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92/100
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Taster #8424
· Jun 10, 2024
89/100
Richard Z’s dinner (in absentia) @ Hawksmoor : Dense ruby. A cool fruited element here. A little too warm by the time we get to this. White pepper and just a hint lof raspberry. The elegant side of spicy. Too warm now, but a slight blockiness to the fruit and a degree of one-dimensionality. ***
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Taster #2111
· Apr 18, 2023
92/100
Still drinking beautifully - yes, showing signs of it’s almost 20 years but certainly not past it. Lovely complex nose, smooth and seductive mid weight palate and excellent length. I was surprised (but delighted) it was still going so strong.
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Taster #8571
· Oct 31, 2019
93/100
Deep , nice euro alcohol, living and no sign of age
2005 vintage
Taster #3143
· Jan 20, 2018
92/100
Last bottle unfortunately. A nice wine, with all the classic cool climate characteristics. The flavour profile isn't for everyone, particularly for those that prefer the big, bold Barossa / McLaren Vale shiraz, but the structure and finesse can be appreciated. It is not showing signs of age yet, so if you have a bottle or two, feel safe to keep them for at least a couple more years.
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Taster #3448
· Jun 13, 2017
92/100
sweet fruited, cherry, complex, black fruit compote, slate, stems, cumin, interested and a good well balanced wine
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Taster #6966
· Oct 17, 2015
93/100
Gorgeous nose on this one, just so aromatic mixing floral and spice. Texturally it is beautiful with a smooth and savoury palate, flickering with spice and violets and some smokey meat flavours. A really lovely Genesis.
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Taster #3143
· Oct 2, 2015
92/100
Dark purple colour. Spice and prunes on the nose. Plums and blueberry on the palate. Initially this wine felt disjointed, but after 90 minutes everything had come together. There is a balance and structure that marks this wine out as high quality. The flavour profile is clearly cool climate and very distinctive. It won't appeal to everyone. It is hard to see it improving markedly from here, but it will last for a few more years.
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Taster #6966
· May 12, 2015
93/100
Beautiful Genesis, a wine that for me has a certain "x factor" which is hard to pin down other than it has a very different flavour profile to many cool climate wines. Impeccably balanced with a savoury yet tangy edginess and tannic grip which demands good food. Olives and spice, bacon and cedar it's all happening. Great stuff.
2005 vintage
Taster #1691
· Nov 9, 2014
Very deep-coloured, almost black. Rich nose with prunes, dark berries and, underneath, a cool freshness. Luxurious, layered and smooth in the mouth, good balance. Excellent.
2005 vintage
Taster #6966
· Mar 2, 2013
94/100
Cracking wine, balances so well between elegance and opulence. Plums, five spice and smoked tea on the palate with fine, yet chalky tannins. Feel I have caught this a few years too early and it will be spectacular in time.
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Taster #0217
· Feb 8, 2013
93/100
This was very nice. At this stage it needs a lot of air. Decanted 1 hour before first sip, still it was closed. After 4 hours it showed a dark purple color, dark fruit like plum, black currant on the nose and palate with some liqurice. Just lovely.
2005 vintage
Taster #5208
· Jan 20, 2013
95/100
Well, my previous tasting notes were spot on, but my score wasn't. Bloody bottle variation under cork.... This was simply beautiful. Deeply flavoured (unlike the last bottle), complex, long. Everything a good syrah should be.
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Taster #5208
· Apr 12, 2012
90/100
Dark purple. Flavours of dark fruits and spice, with a hint of liquorice. Flavours of dark fruits, a hint of blueberry and some gaminess the longer it is open. Chocolate like oak. Quite aromatic, but somehow just a bit unfulfilling. I was expecting more balance and length.
2005 vintage
Taster #1303
· Sep 10, 2008
Fall 2008 David Bowler Wine Event (New York City) : Deep ruby color. Asian spice nose as of duck sauce or Hoisin sauce; perfumy, with elements of lemon grass. Sour plum on the palate, medium to full bodied with good acidity. 89-91 pts.
2005 vintage