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Primo Estate 1996 Joseph
March 05
This wine has
thrown a huge, chunky crust and definitely needed decanting. The colour was a
concern as the browning indicated a wine of a much greater age. Initially the
nose showed very little complexity and was dominated by very ripe blackberry.
After only a short time in the glass, the real character of the wine started to
emerge with sweet red and blue berries being the dominant aromas. Initially,
chewy tannins dominated the uptake but the buried fruit is sufficiently powerful
to poke its head up and be noticed. Blackberry, blueberry, chocolate, five spice
and aniseed finish with adequate persistence. With time, the true colours
emerged and the class of the wine showed. Perfectly balanced, the fruit shone
through and it was vastly improved by food. Rated as
Excellent.
Copyright © Ric Einstein 2005
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