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89
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Taster #2123
· Oct 1, 2022
Corked. Nothing like aging a wine for 25 years and finding out its been ruined for 25 years. Oh well.
1997 vintage
Taster #6211
· Jun 24, 2022
90/100
Went out to a local restaurant, (Hummingbird Way) with my wife, son and his girlfriend. I started with a Sazerac, then we shared a bottle of champagne off the list. Threw this one in the ice bucket for about 10 minutes as it's just plain hot down here and the a/c's can't keep up and this one was out of the cellar for a few days. 1997 Trevor Jones Wild Witch. The top of the bottle had a chip from …
1997 vintage
Taster #1865
· Aug 2, 2021
90/100
Have had this wine a number of times, starting to fade, cedar, still some fruit, currants, mint, more like an old cab than a shiraz
1997 vintage
Taster #0912
· Feb 3, 2018
88/100
Blind Syrahs at Chevalier (Chicago, IL) : Served blind. Once upon a time, this was totally my cup of tea. Aromas of polished ripe black fruit with some black pepper. Ripe and round on the palate with good fresh acids. And some interesting meat and pepper notes. But the fruit is just a bit too sweet and candied. New world, for sure.
1997 vintage
Taster #4443
· Feb 3, 2018
87/100
Another Saturday at Chevalier...Mostly Blind (Chicago, IL) : Tasted blind. Jammy start, but still nicely fresh. Softer middle, easy landing. Not much nuance, but fun.
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Taster #2874
· Feb 3, 2013
89/100
Garnet. Nose with a hint of mint,berries, pepper. Taste was mellow, medium weight, short finish.
1997 vintage
Taster #2874
· Dec 20, 2010
slightly corked nose. Pisser. Deep rich smooth taste.
1997 vintage
Taster #5576
· Dec 5, 2010
88/100
Has held up better than the 1996. I hadn't expected such a massive wine to survive 13 years of aging, but it's still quite nice. The savage tannins and big fruit have calmed down and the effect is very reminiscent of crozes-hermitage.
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Taster #6134
· May 5, 2009
89/100
nose: big cedary and oak tones right off the bat that kind of get in the way of the notes at first. As it opens a bit, the oak scales back and rich tones of blackberries, anise, black cherries, and spices come up, but the oak is still there. Comes across as a bit of a tamed bully on the nose taste: good body to this with a spicy based attack of black cherries, oak, anise, black berries and dark …
1997 vintage
Taster #6902
· Apr 8, 2009
90/100
Passover visit to Mom's house. Still dark purple in the glass and still a big and brooding wine. Gobs of dark fruit mixed with some fading tannins. Well balanced. Should drink well for about 5 more years. 50+12+12+8+8 = 90
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Taster #4152
· Dec 14, 2008
88/100
Similiar to previous bottle this wine has really settled down and probably wouldn't be picked blind as an Aussie Barossa shiraz. Drink last bottle over coming 6 months.
1997 vintage
Taster #0767
· Jul 26, 2008
90/100
Surprisingly elegant for an Aussie shiraz. Nice.
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Taster #0737
· Feb 28, 2008
Purchased on release, my last bottle. This Shiraz, at 11 years old, has proven itself to be moderately cellarworthy wine, but I don't think it should be cellared any longer. I recall at its youth it was a wild, effusive, spicy, powerful wine. It is now much more restrained and smoothly contoured, bit also milky creamy oaky and sweet. I find blueberry pie filling, mississippi mud pie and touches of sweet cedar on the nose. Like drinking a blueberry/chocolate dessert. …
1997 vintage
Taster #4152
· Jul 25, 2007
89/100
A 10 year old wine that is showing it age with a slight browning on the edge. I would never pick this as a Barossa Shiraz but it is still tasty none the less. Probably won't improve and I will drink my last bottle over the coming year.
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Taster #6902
· Nov 23, 2006
Thanksgiving dinner at Mom's house. Sadly this was corked.
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Taster #6902
· Jul 3, 2005
91/100
Dinner with Mom. Light purple in the glass. As usual this showed as a full bodied and "wild" wine with rich, concentrated flavors of blueberries and blackberries. Medium to long finish. Nice with some grilled hamburgers. 50+13+12+8+8 = 91
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Taster #3459
· Aug 30, 2003
(Cinci offline tasting) Very good, much more subtle and faded than two years ago where it was a full-on bomb, not necessarily in a good way. Good chocolate notes and nice fruit. Short on the finish.
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Taster #5209
· Jul 2, 2002
($60) Labeled as Dry Grown. About 13.7% alcohol. Full-bodied and complex with lots of different spices and peppery qualities assaulting you from different directions on top of a core of solid black fruit. Has good balance.
1997 vintage