Winery - RockBare
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A solid, well-made Sauvignon Blanc from RockBare that combines aromas of melon rind and underripe nectarine with flavors of stone fruit and citrus, this is a nice wine, albeit not one that solves the mystery of what Austin Powers was missing in The Spy Who Shagged Me.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
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RockBare Shiraz - 2006
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This powerful, intense wine starts with scents of lemon curd enriched by butter and hints of peach and vanilla. Flavors are similar, but incorporate a saltwater note and an extremely tangy finish, which impart a coarseness that the wine’s intensity can’t overcome.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Well balanced and clean, this is a wine for fans of a heavily oaked style with notes of vanilla and coffee dominating both the nose and the palate. Some time in the cellar will give the oak a chance to integrate more fully but there’s not enough concentration here to last more much more than a year.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Tastes highly confected, with strawberry and raspberry aromas and flavors that come across almost like bubble gum or cotton candy. Dissappointing.
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RockBare Shiraz - 2007
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A fine example of the style that has come to typify Australian Shiraz, this is a round, lush wine, bursting with ripe berry and plum fruit and lashings of vanilla. There’s not a huge amount of complexity or structure, just mouthfilling fruit and oak. Drink now.
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RockBare Shiraz - 2004
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A broad, weighty wine, marked by toasty, cereal-grain aromas and flavors. The fruit is relatively modest, but tends toward melon and fig, with vanilla and spice notes filling in the holes. A bit short on the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A light- to medium-weight wine, just the size and profile for a pre-dinner apéritif. Soft in the mouth; we found flavors and aromas of pear and pineapple. On the nose, there’s a nutty-toasty accent.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Fairly priced, this offers a full-bodied mouthful of ripe fruit and soft tannins. Blackberry and vanilla notes are followed by hints of caramel and cinnamon in the mouth. A drink-now wine that’s easy to like.
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RockBare Shiraz - 2005
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Lime, wildflower and peach flavors are wrapped in decent acids; the finish is dry and clean. It fills the mouth with fruity flavors that carry through the spicy finish.
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