Coriole Old Barn Shiraz Cab 2002

jester · Post by **jester** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:16 am

Just got a couple of bottles of Coriole Old Barn Shiraz Cab 2002 and curious :?:

as to if anyone has tried this as I think there was not a lot of it made
cheers

707 · Post by **707** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:05 am

I think it is a CD only release, from memory a blend of barrels that didn't make it into Lloyd Reserve and Mary Kathleen. From memory we had one at Blacktongues early last year so I'll see if I can find details of how it performed.

jester · Post by **jester** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:05 am

Thanks would appreciate that Steve

Jester

n4sir · Post by **n4sir** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:55 am

Here's the link to my Blacktongues notes from last year, which included it in the line-up:

http://www.auswine.com.au/forum/viewtop ... ght=#12296

I've tried it two other times at CD, the last a couple of weeks ago where they also had the (new) 2001 Mark Kathleen & Lloyd Reserve - it seems a well known English wine writer was in town, and a few wineries pulled out all their best.

The 2002 Old Barn had more earthy/barnyard characters, and the oak was less obvious than the two flagships. While the wine has good components, over time I really got the impression of it being left-over bits thrown together, as opposed to being crafted from day one.

Cheers
Ian