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| 75 | | | 90 | JaneGarvey | Atlanta | Georgia | USA | Here’s one that needs decanting for several hours before dinner. I’ve kept watch over it now for several days, and it only gets better and better. In fact, I wasn’t sure I liked it at all when I first opened it because I thought the effect of American oak was too obvious, with that talcum powder character it sometimes acquires. But as the days wore on, this full-bodied dark ruby red dry wine integrated the oak and fruit, until the wood characters finally yielded to the fruit. Finally, some white pepper emerged in the aromas, surging ahead of the oak. Dark fruit runs all over this wine, from boysenberry to black raspberry. While the coconut notes are still there in the mid-palate and in the finish, the balance between these two is quite lovely. Serves this wine at cool room temperature, about 60-65ºF/15-17ºC. Tait Wines is located at the southern end of the Barossa Valley, in Lyndoch, South Australia. The Tait family patriarch, Giovanni Tait, emigrated to Australia from Italy in 1957. Having learned cooperage from his father and grandfather before migrating to Australia, he went to work for B. Seppelt & Sons, then established his winery. Foods: smoked meats; pork steak with mustard sauce; legume-based dishes; prime rib; roast duck brushed with a dark jam glaze; grilled Argentine-style short ribs with sautéed mushrooms, leg of lamb, roasted fresh ham, mild cheeses, dark chocolate (ohmy!)
Georgia Distributor:
Atlanta Wholesale Wine/NDC | 03/01/2009 |
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