Brokenwood Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz 2006 Sunday, May 25 2008
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I opened this last night alongside the Meerea Park Hell Hole and Thomas Kiss of the same vintage (more later), all three excellent wines, but on the night this was my favourite, or at least the best to drink now. I’ll re-taste the other two tonight but the Graveyard is all gone; it was just too good to leave alone. Is it worth $125? For myself, the answer is yes, and I’ll be popping a couple of bottles into the cellar.
Wonderful depth of fruit with blackcurrants and blackberry, pepper, coffee, vanilla and aniseed all playing their part in the clean ripe aromas that jump from the glass. It’s just above medium bodied with juicy black fruits, cherry, mocha, cedar and lots of pepper and spice - intense and pretty full on. Perfect balance between fruit, oak, alcohol, acid and fine dry tannin creates an effortless flow through the mouth and the finish is very long and dry with a coffee bean aftertaste. Great wine.
Other vintages : 2004
Rated : 96 Points
Tasted : May08
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : $125
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2008 - 2026+
Source : Winery Sample
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2 Responses to “Brokenwood Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz 2006”
May 26th, 2008 at 10:05 am
I had this on the weekend too. Outstanding. 2006 in the Hunter is much under-rated. I prefer it to the hyped 2003 vintage.
c
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Drank a 2000 over the weekend. Sensational.