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1999 Chateau Reynella Shiraz Basket Pressed Tasting Notes

Mid neck fill. Deep purple robe. Lovely, developed bouquet. Thick, chocolatey fruit on palate with moderate tannins. No jamminess or heat (13.9% alcohol). Slightly past peak but better than the 1997 below because its 2 years younger. Still, very much like the 97. Nothing to be gained by holding on to it any longer. Patches of sludge inside of bottle. 90/100.

1997 Chateau Reynella Shiraz Basket Pressed Tasting Notes

Low neck fill but cork extracted cleanly. Opaque purple/black in glass with thin cherry rim. Lovely, expansive bouquet. Good fruit on palate with drying tannins. No gratuitous sweetness or heat (13.5% alcohol). Probaly 3 or 4 years past its peak but drinking nicely. Lots of sludge inside bottle. Drink up! 89/100.

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2009 Angels Landing Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting Notes

Super opaque,reddish-black color in glass. Closed nose. Excellent mouth feel and stylish fruit on palate. No heat or annoying acidity. Not an in your face wine or fruit bomb. Reminds me of a well made St. Julien. Hints of Rurherford dust. Drinking well now but needs 2 or 3 years to really open up. Should hold 6 or 7 years. 90/100.

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