Tuesday 20 December 2011

Craggy Range Te Kahu 2006, Gimblett Gravels, New Zealand


This has been in the cellar for a couple of years since purchasing from Majestic. It's a Bordeaux Blend based on Merlot, with Malbec and Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc also present.
The nose reminds me of St Emilion with sweet blackcurrants and redcurrant jelly (where's the lamb?). There's also a little black treacle and allspice from the oak ageing in evidence. It seems very 'proper'. The palate starts with sweet and grippy currant fruit, but verges towards sour and a little abrupt. Towards the finish it is intensely savoury and a little clunky. If I had any I'd keep hold of it, perhaps more in hope than expectation - as it is it's a little austere I'm afraid.

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