TN : Baileys 1904 Block Shiraz 2005

[ishin]

First review..so please be kind....

Bought a few at cellar door last year and was having beef casserole for dinner...so...

Decanted and left about 2 hrs to bring up to room temp...

Strong blackberries, earthy and a hint of leather..wife thought there was a bit of spice, but I couldn't agree (for once).

lingering palate with plenty (and I mean plenty) of tannins to keep it improving for many years.

All in all lovely, dense, but far too young (then again I knew it was going to be too young being Baileys..just couldn't resist to see how it was travelling )

[griff]

First review..so please be kind....

Bought a few at cellar door last year and was having beef casserole for dinner...so...

Decanted and left about 2 hrs to bring up to room temp...

Strong blackberries, earthy and a hint of leather..wife thought there was a bit of spice, but I couldn't agree (for once).

lingering palate with plenty (and I mean plenty) of tannins to keep it improving for many years.

All in all lovely, dense, but far too young (then again I knew it was going to be too young being Baileys..just couldn't resist to see how it was travelling )

Nice tasting note.

I don't think a wine is too young if you enjoyed it. It may get better of course but enjoyment is the primary concern when drinking in my opinion

cheers

Carl

[Michael McNally]

Welcome to the forum Ishin.

Nice note. I have always wanted to try the Baileys, but never sourced one. It sounds like they might be cellaring prospects from your review.

Cheers

Michael

[sparky]

Thanks for the note.

Baileys have always been one of my personal favourites, which is probably something to do with starting to drink their reds when I was about six because my parents lived up that way for a while. Ruined me for pinot for a number of years I might add..

Having them in the beer tanker portfolio has been a bonus and gee, I hope they go to a good home from here.

I've still got a fair stash under the stumps, so I'll try and pull an older one out for a comparision point. Some do tend to get overwhelmed by tannins regardless of their age, and the ageing fruit can lost under the hulking weight of the structure, but they are certainly build to go some distance.

Well worth looking out for the 1920 and 1904 blocks as well.

[mycle]

I visited the cellar door last week (first time since being dragged there as a kid many years ago) and found the 20s and 1904 blocks to be excellent. They had the 2004 and 2005 of the 1904 for tasting and the 05 was definitely he pick of the two.

I've got some of the 20s block 98 in my cellar and it's still getting better.

Thanks
mycle.

[sparky]

Don't know if you would have noticed a copper Ned Kelly figurine on display behind the counter at Cellar Door while you were there - if you did, my dad made it!