Peter Lehmann, Cabernet Sauvignon, Barossa

From memory (estimated date) - this second bottle was fresher and better overall than the first I wrote the note on earlier this year. This had the sense of being near end-of-life, but not quite on the downslope yet. Beautifully decaying Barossa fruit, compost, acid, soft tannin, medium weight, leathery and old without too much acetic quality. Well done.

2002 vintage

Fruit Day - Decanted off a small amount of sediment. Still dark garnet core with little sign of maturity. Rich and ripe dark fruit on the nose and palate. Later, the fruit started to drop and the tannins and a bit of green/herby character shows. Perfect with horseradish crusted roast beef.

2002 vintage

2006 is now well developed and mature. The wine exhibits complex flavors and smooth tannins.

2006 vintage

{cork, 14.5%} No ullage, cork barely 20% wet, but very spongy. Holding on! Brick, hinting at tawny hue. Aged nose, composty and leathery old red, not varietal, but lovely all the same. Aromas hinting at volatility on the way. The palate is very good if you like older wine; not especially complex but with all the old wine flavours you'd expect. Bits of forest floor, milk chocolate, rotting strawberries. Someone mentioned cola - yes, that's still here! Somewhat trembling acidity, …

2002 vintage

Corked!

2002 vintage

Fruit Day - still dark to rim. Nose of dark plum, earth (maturity showing), dark chocolate with a touch of spice. Smooth and soft on the palate (almost too velvety but there’s enough tannin left for it to have life) with cola and plum. Finish is only medium but I’m impressed this has held on this long. Drink up!

2002 vintage

Very balanced wine with good structure and tannin. Full bodied and medium to long finish. Has some sediment to the bottle. Lacks delicious factor but still a bargain wine for the price.

2006 vintage

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2006 vintage

Barossa Cabernet isn't usually a go to for me and I didn't have high hopes. But that being said it wasn't all that bad. Cassis, chocolate, oak not fully intergrated and still pretty obvious but has a solid tannin structure to it.

2009 vintage

Exceptional value. Nice structure, smooth integrated tannins. Nose a bit funky, wet leather and compote. Dark fruit and mild oak on the tongue.

2009 vintage

Deep burgundy colour. Dark berries and cherry on the nose and palate although the fruit has faded. Fine tannins make for a smooth finish with good length. A little one dimensional but probably because the wine is a year or two past it's prime.

2005 vintage

Corked.

2002 vintage

Solid Cabernet at a good price. Even shows a little cedary complexity

2009 vintage

Still very smooth with a great finish. The fruit has faded a bit but the bottle was very good with blackberry hints. Sorry this is my last bottle.

2005 vintage

Opened this Sat and let it decant for 30 min. The bouquet is really complex and shows a wine of structure - berries, leather and some wet wood. On the palate, less weight than you would expect for the alcohol and the bouquet but still nicely structured, tannins already rounded but still there to keep this wine at this peak for about 1 or 2 years. So I disagree with CT's estimate of a longer life. Great wine for the …

2006 vintage

Excellent mix of maturity and fruitiness. Full-bodied and enjoyable both by its own and with a meal of lamb stew.

2006 vintage

Good. Dark, inky purple. Nose of bramble, spices and cedar. Palate of blackberries and herbs. A very nice wine with food. Not an exceptional cab, but drinkable. <Wow/Very Good/Good/Fir/Plonk>

2006 vintage

Very fruity and tasty. Good texture. Smooth on the palate

2005 vintage

Agréable surprise ... ce vin a mieux traversé les années que la première bouteille ... Oui, le poivron est toujours présent mais pas dominant ... Les fruits noirs dominent avec une touche chocolatée et très enrobée comme texture ... vraiment agréable à boire ... Beaucoup plus conforme à mon expérence passée avec la production de Peter Lehmann ...

2006 vintage

Je suis du même avis que ... ctjared ... c'est le poivron qui domine et pas seulement qu'au nez ... Bref, ce n'est pas la meilleure expérience de la semaine ... Je suis pourant familier de cette maison et c'est la première fois que je fais face à cette expérience ...

2006 vintage

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2006 vintage

I blogged about this at http://gortonator-on-wine.blogspot.com/2012/01/peter-lehmann-2002-cabernet-sauvignon.html. Summary - maturing beautifully. Wish I could get more!

2002 vintage

very dark, not clear, with light rim and long legs. nose: very ripe black currans plus some other sweet dark fruits, nicely round with very pleasaant oaky hints. really attractive. taste: substantial accidity, some hibiscus tea in the finish. Well, drunk some previous vintages of that and were more thick, mild and with chocolate finish - so this one was a bit surprising.

2006 vintage

G+. Berries. Pleasant.

2005 vintage

Works nicely with chocolate at the end of the evening.

2006 vintage

If you like green pepper on the nose, this is for you. Its fruit forward balanced and well made. Air is a must, almost 4 hours its still solid.

2006 vintage

Had with pizza not bursting with flavor but was a good value.

2006 vintage

Medium garnet colour. Nose has some green herbaceouss aromas along the black (blackcurrant, blueberry) and red fruit (cherry) fruit and cedar, aromas of medium intensity. Palate is of medium weight, has flavours of lean black & red fruit along with coffee, toast and green peppers. Lean wine with some tannic and acidic structure and good typicity. Not the most easy going of wines but I enjoyed the fact that it does not want to be a crowd pleaser and goes …

2006 vintage

Very good with bison burgers. Nice spice.

2006 vintage

Good go-to red with grilled meat. Very tasty after opened for a bit. Had with bison burgers and sharp cheddar cheese

2006 vintage

Very nice cab. Cellared for five+ years and the alcohol and fruit component imbalances have subsided. Nice cedar and spice notes with a medium finish. The nose was quite earthy with a cherry and leather component. Very garnet color and monster legs on the glass. Easily drinkable for another year or two. For the money (if treated correctly) this wine is hard to beat.

2002 vintage

Requires quite a bit of contact with air to open up.

2006 vintage

Not much that hasn't been said already. Bought this for $12 in the discontinued product area at the LCBO so it was worth it. Don't think it would have been worth the original $20

2006 vintage

Popped and poured. Delicious vanilla nose, but not exaggerated. Sweetish, pleasant smelling. Good tannin bite. Licorice. Medium length. Exceptional QPR. Bacon rolled pesto filled chicken breasts were not the greatest match.

2006 vintage

dunkles Rotbraun mit hellem Rand, mittlere Viskosität; N: intensiv, dunkle Beeren, leicht gereift, komplex, Cassis; G: setzt sich dezenter fort, gut stützende Säure, geringer Körper, Tannine eher gering etwas unreif, langer Alkoholischer Abgang; - ich werd ihn mal ein bisschen atmen lassen

2006 vintage

Red in colour with a slightly purple Hue, blackcurrant on the nose with dark fruits and firm oak on the mid to back palate Review Link - www.winereviewer.com.au (drink by 2013)

2006 vintage

I was not expecting much of this wine, after a number of aussie reds in the $15-20 range turned out to be disappointing recently. But I was pleasantly surprised. After 1-2 hours decant, it turned out to be a very pleasant accompaniment to curry lamb.

2006 vintage

(on opening) cassis, mulberry and chocmint on the nose. Blackberries, mint, licorice and pepper on the palate. Chewy slightly green tannin with reasonably length. Good QPR wine.

2006 vintage

color: dark purple; nose: blackberries & oak; taste: medium-body mouth feel, jam and licorice, medium-length spice clove tangy finish and tasty tannins; overall: tasty and coherent package, displays a reserved character that's better with food than by itself, reasonable QPR ($14)

2006 vintage

Great QPR. Meaty cherry and blackberry notes with a spicy undertone that carries it well.

2006 vintage

A good Cab . . . not a great one. Notes of cedar and cigar on the nose. Flavors of currant and a vegetal component - green pepper, perhaps? Not enough of a "wow" factor to make me wish I had more. Salud!

2002 vintage

Great dark color. Typical cabernet nose. Big black fruit more elagant than may be expected from Barossa. Hint of stemmy greenish flavors. Great value.

2005 vintage

Still drinking very well. No signs of decline

2002 vintage

Dark and short. Nothing in there to dislike but but not a whole lot to hold onto either.

2005 vintage

Has settled down and improved from a couple of years in the cellar, less in your face fruit and more structure, very nice.

2002 vintage

Given what I've been tasting in this price point lately this is great. A

2005 vintage

Not much grip. Too much oak. Not enough fruit. Needs food to distract from itself. Cherries present.

2005 vintage

Served for Christmas Eve dinner along with Prime Rib. No nose. Very little on the palate - perhaps a touch of blackberries. Nice finish. Not a very complex wine and a bit boring (although it did a little better with the food). Not a memorable wine experience.

2005 vintage

dark with little nose and sweet on the tongue but sharp to finish. decant or let breathe at least 45 minutes before serving. soft, strong cheeses like raclette, gruyere, etc pair quite well.

2005 vintage

Great wine and QPR. Nice balance with all the right stuff.

2005 vintage

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Peter Lehmann, Cabernet Sauvignon, Barossa

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