Lake’s Folly Red 2003 Sunday, Nov 27 2005
Tasting Notes and Hunter Valley and Australia and Variety and Red and cabernet et al
On a recent trip up to the Hunter I whizzed past Lake’s Folly and thought - “Hmmmmm better re-try that 2003 red again before it sells out”. Thats what I thought. So I rumbled up to the old famous A-Frame winery and purchased a couple of bottles. Look at the lovely red soil in the picture below. Then look up and cop the Brokenback ranges. Very picturesque. Out of interest if I spun round 180 degrees I would be looking at Mount Pleasant’s famous Rosehill vineyard. i.e. good red grape dirt round here.
I last tried this wine alongside the 1994,1998 and 2000 vintages at Hunter Uncorked 2004 - almost exactly a year ago. On that day I was renownedly hung-over but the palate seemed to be working ok all things considering. On that day the juxtaposition with the mighty ‘98 and ‘00 made this vintage look a little light on. Like someone might have panicked a bit and picked early when a few showers came over. Perhaps….
Tasting Note
This is a beautiful smelling wine. It offers cherry/blackcurrant fruit, mineral/earth, violet, grass clippings and well judged cedary vanilla oak. When it hits the palate you notice it is just above medium bodied with quite noticable acidity. The flavours are of blackcurrant,cherry and typical Folly earthiness. The tannins are light and fine. I suspect that slightly edgy acidity will stand this wine in very good stead in the long term and that the wine will build up palate weight with time in a nice cool cellar. Nonetheless I would have liked to see just a bit more oomph for top marks.
Tasted : Nov05
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : $50
Closure : Cork
Drink : 2010 - 2015+
Source : Cellar Door
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