Vertical Tasting Notes

Brix at Harvest:	21.5
Appearance:	Light ruby colour
Aroma:	Chocolate, mint, leather, light cherry
Palate:	Medium bodied, cherry flavours, lovely soft palate.
My thoughts on timing:	Drink now or keep 1 to 2 years. I do not feel that it will improve, but it is still holding nicely.

Brix at Harvest:	20
Appearance:	Light ruby colour, some sediment
Aroma:	Red licorice, chocolate, cherry, mint, candied cherry, slight leather
Palate:	Medium bodied, well balanced, soft cherry with hints of chocolate
My thoughts on timing:	Drinking lovely now, or keep 2 to 3 years

Brix at Harvest:	23.2
Appearance:	Deep purple/ruby colour
Aroma:	Black currant, chocolate, black cherry, slight mint, cigar box, cassis, slight spice
Palate:	Nice, fuller bodied wine, packed with deep fruit, some tannins, but still softness, velvety texture, long finish
My thoughts on timing:	Great decanted now, served with food, will keep for 5 years

Brix at Harvest:	23
Appearance:	Medium purple/garnet colour
Aroma:	Milk chocolate, mint, cherry, slight herbaceous
Palate:	Soft on palate with flavours of black cherry and currants
My thoughts on timing:	Decant if wanting to drink now, serve with food. Will keep for several years, at its best 2 to 3 years, will keep for 5 easy!

Brix at Harvest:	22.5
Appearance:	Black/purple colour
Aroma:	Cedar, vanilla, cassis, black cherry, black currant slight earthly/spice to it, plum
Palate:	Very full bodied, lots of tannin, black currant flavours
My thoughts on timing:	Needs a couple of years to soften the tannins, very similar to the '95 vintage. I would decant this wine and serve it with food if I wanted a full bodied youthfull wine now. Will keep easily until 2008

Brix at Harvest:	22
Appearance:	Light ruby colour, some sediment
Aroma:	Black currant, tobacco, mint, cherry
Palate:	Soft finish, cherry and spice
My thoughts on timing:	Still holding well, would drink now, however, as I do not feel that it will improve with further aging. Will keep for 2 more years
Last Date Tasted:	Feb 10/01

Brix at Harvest:	22
Appearance:	Light ruby colour, some sediment
Aroma:	Some leather, strawberry jam, cherry, mint
Palate:	Soft finish, mint and cherry flavours
My thoughts on timing:	Still holding well, drink now or keep for 2 years
Last Date Tasted:	Feb 10/01

Brix at Harvest:	20
Appearance:	Light ruby colour, some sediment
Aroma:	Beautiful nose of red licorice, black cherry, leather, spice
Palate:	Nice cherry flavours, slight spice on the finish, medium bodied, well balanced
My thoughts on timing:	Drinking beautifully now, will keep for 2-5 years. (This wine was mistaken for a '95 in the blind tasting by several people as it is showing so well at the moment...)
Last Date Tasted:	Feb 10/01

Brix at Harvest:	21.6
Appearance:	Brigh ruby red colour, some sediment in the bottle
Aroma:	Red currant, light fruit, some earthy/herbaceousness, slight pipe tobacco
Palate:	Medium bodied, lots of tannin still, currant flavours with spice
My thoughts on timing:	Will improve with further bottle aging, or decant and serve with food now. Drink in 2003-2005 years.
Last Date Tasted:	Feb 10/01

Brix at Harvest:	23.5
Appearance:	Deep purple in colour, some sediment on the bottle
Aroma:	Slight perfume of violets, spice, black currant, pipe tobacco
Palate:	Lovely structure, full bodied, tanninc, black currant flavours
My thoughts on timing:	Will keep for several years, although I have been known to drink this now, decanted, served with food. My favorite '98 red produced! Drink 2003-2008
Last Date Tasted:	Feb 10/01

Brix at Harvest:	23.5
Appearance:	Deep Purple and youthful
Aroma:	Plums, jam and vanilla with undertones of cedar and spice
Palate:	Soft with solid tannins and a smoke tone. Lingers beautifully.
My thoughts on timing:	Very young now but would match with food, this wine will age up to 15 years

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