Orlando 2001 Trilogy Aug 2003

The wine exhibits a lifted slightly volatile aroma showing attractive dark berry fruit, chocolate, floral notes, a hint of cedar and subtle mint.

On the palate the wine is very youthful with dominant powdery tannins, zesty acid and balanced mid weight fruit that will be much better with some time in the bottle. Flavour profile is complex and has an initial savour sour cherry, chocolate and finishing to a green tomato leaf flavour all underpinned by a flow of subtle sweetness across the plate which finishes with drying tannins. A well made food friendly wine that will be better in a couple of years. It’s styled as a ‘cool climate wine’ and is true to that characteristic. Rated as Agreeable with **** for value now, the rating will improve as the wine comes together.

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