Tasting Note

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           Copyright © Ric Einstein 2008

Jeanneret 2004 Denis Shiraz Sept 08

Their flagship wine, it sells to $60 at cellar door and is sealed under screwcap. The attractive, sweet bouquet exudes loads of pure fruit and spice. It may not have a huge amount of complexity at this stage, but it has a huge amount of intensity. Silky tannins and crisp acid combine with pure fruit to form a muscular-weight wine with a silky consistency and almost seamless structure. The intense, very-ripe, black fruit flavours fill the palate and produce a lovely mouth feel and deliver dark chocolate, aniseed, spice, and loads of coffee oak flavours. It finishes with excellent length and persistence and has a well-developed complexity. Approachable now, it should improve in the short term. Rated as Highly Recommended with ** for value, no doubt others will rate is higher but from my perspective, a little less of everything would be better.