Hangman's Gully 2005 Shiraz VicFeb08

Tasting Note

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Hangman's Gully 2005 Shiraz VicFeb08 will be released in March and will sell for approximately $35 at cellar door; it is sealed under Diam. The wine was suffering from bottle shock, but its true character was still evident. The bouquet showed lifted volatiles with coffee oak over dark black and blue spectrum fruit. All the components are there in the right proportions and the tannins are superfine. A medium-weight, supple wine that is tight, solid and shows some elegance; it sits comfortably on the palate. The intensely flavoured fruit delivers blackberry and mint and finishes with good length and persistence. It needs time for the fruit to absorb the coffee flavoured oak, the acid to settle, and the components to weld together. I normally don't like this type of black flavoured profile, but the mint adds lots of interest. Rated as Highly Recommended with *** for value, drink from 2012 and beyond.