Wolf Blass, Yellow Label Cabernet Sauvignon, South Australia

Natural cork that fell apart upon extraction- needed the Durand. Medium dark mahogany with an orange Pekoe tea rim. Soft dried red fruits on the nose with rosehip, new leather, a touch of dried mint and a touch of funk. The funk blows off with time leaving just the dried red fruits and rosehip. Medium bodied, sweet, ripe fruit extract, no tannins, no minerality, soft acidity, very smooth and soft mouthfeel. Flavours of sweet, dried red fruit, strawberry and raspberries, …

NobleRottersSydney - 1996 South Aust reds (Alio's, Surry Hills) : [cork, 14%] {Geoffrey} Decanted immediately for a collapsed cork, but oxygen won’t revive a corpse. Old woody, leathery nose smells like a house ripe for demolition. And the palate’s already been carted away.