Posted: September 3, 2022
Big blackberry bouquet and a silky-smooth palate with masses of dark ripe berry fruit and a tight grip on the finish.
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Posted: September 3, 2022
Rum and raisin nose with berry undertones and lots of mature leathery/savoury flavours.
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Posted: December 3, 2021
Peppery red currant aromas with an herbaceous hint and an intense inky berry compote of a palate. Well oaked. Good acid.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
Soft generous style with elements reminiscent of beetroot and raspberries. Good tannins and firm acid.
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Posted: December 2, 2021
True to the variety – some warmth with very sweet chocolaty fruit and lots of oak.
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Posted: November 30, 2021
Dense hues, intense inky nose and a generous palate with oak sitting on top of the Cherry Ripe-like fruit flavours.
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Vibrant raisined sweet aromas with mineral tones and generous Christmas cake-like flavours. 3-5
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Posted: April 24, 2020
Pretty confectionery fruit bouquet and a leafy edge to the red berry/Ribena-like flavours.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Smells like cherry cough syrup with earthy cherry flavours and a dash of pepper.
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Posted: December 10, 2019
Savoury style with a nose of licorice, plums and herbs with a rich earthy sweet fruit palate showing citrussy zestiness.
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Posted: May 1, 2019
Rich prune/plum-like aromas with some earthiness and a very savoury palate with nice fruit behind. Drying finish.
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Posted: November 7, 2018
Nose shows ripe spicy earthy fruit aromas and has a juicy Christmas pudding of a palate with good tannins and an attractive nutty/chocolaty element.
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Posted: October 4, 2018
Slightly porty nose with liqueur-like notes and lovely sweet brambly fruit fills the palate with flavour and is developing some complexity.
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Posted: March 2, 2018
Leafy, peppery style with briary herbal aromas lifted by raspberry fruit characters. The red currant palate has “interesting” oak.
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Posted: March 2, 2018
A nose of black cherries and tobacco leaf with pleasant raspberry-like varietal fruit characters on the fleshy palate.
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Posted: June 9, 2017
Not a big wine as you would expect from this variety but has good density of raisin/blackcurrant aromas and surprisingly soft fruit palate with generous tannins. Still a youth. 5+
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Posted: June 9, 2017
Peppery and spicy lift to the blackberry jam nose. Silky smooth palate with lovely sweet red fruit characters.
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Posted: June 9, 2017
Spicy peppery bouquet and loads of spice and some raisined characters on the sweet/sour palate.
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Posted: June 9, 2017
Interesting wine that’s all prunes and brambles with soft tannins and a nice acid edge.
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Posted: June 9, 2017
Interesting wine. Lovely spicy fruit cake characters on the nose and the length of the palate. 5+
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Posted: May 5, 2017
A huge wine; very ripe and jammy with spiciness, earthiness and some sweetness. Needs time.
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Posted: April 26, 2017
Developing ripe cherry, spice and licorice aromas. Generous spicy ripe fruit flavours with subtle herbal undertones. 3-5
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Posted: April 20, 2017
Smells like crushed cranberries and has a ton of jammy fruit on a simple, firmly structured, palate with warming alcohol.
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Posted: April 20, 2017
Attractive raisined nose; slight minty notes. Red/black fruit palate has structure and balance.
Comments Off on Mandalay Road Top Block Geographe Zinfandel 2015 / 0 View / April 20, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Brambly fruit fragrances and a porty sweet palate with hints of spices and lavender.
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