Annie’s Lane Cabernet Merlot 2005 Tuesday, Feb 20 2007
Tasting Notes and Australia and Clare Valley and Variety and Red and cabernet et al
No preamble this time; I am feeling terse. A robust nose, with mulberries, blackberries, olives and smoky tobacco leaf. There is also a bit of varnish, just a bit, but it is there. The palate showed black currants, and oddly a bit of green capsicum, and dry spices, with a bitter and leafy finish. Now though it is perhaps a bit thin through the palate, it is very drinkable if you don’t go looking for faults (an accusation levelled at me more often than I like, mostly by myself). Drink over the short term.
Rated : 85 Points
Tasted : Feb07
Alcohol : 14.0%
Price : $16
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2007 - 2010
Source : Dinner Companion
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February 20th, 2007 at 2:41 pm| Quote |
Suspect this label has dropped the ball a bit in the last few years. It used to over-deliver.
GW
February 20th, 2007 at 5:28 pm| Quote |
It’s a bit of a lost brand. I’d say they’re putting the good fruit into something more exciting.
February 26th, 2007 at 9:37 pm| Quote |
This brand was originally associated with the old Quelltaler winery. No idea whether it still is, in the morass of Fosters brands and vineyards. In any event, the product has been going backwards for some years - usually the preparation for burying it forever.
So what did they buy it for?
So where does the decent fruit from the vineyard go? Why do I care? Quelltaler was decent. Another old brand buried by the corporates. Rise up and strike back, I say!