TN: Pillar Box Red 2005

Nov 12, 2006 3 Replies

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Salil 19 years ago

Enjoyed half a bottle of this an evening ago with a good friend and a couple of episodes of Blackadder.

Picked it up for about 9 bucks, and it's a sensational wine for the price. Deep, rich purple-red in colour with a great nose - plum, berries, spice and some sweet cherry. Very fruit forward palate - taste of very ripe and concentrated dark fruits that give it an almost sweet and spicy flavour. Fairly soft, dry tannins that provide a little structure and a nice smooth finish.

Thumbs way up, especially if you're one of those who enjoys these dense Aussie reds with lots of fruit, spice and fairly high alcohol (this was

15%).

Salil

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DaleW 19 years ago

Thanks for notes. That's not always my favorite style, but I like to switch up now and again and this sounds like a good candidate that's not too pricey.

So which period Blackadder? :)

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Salil 19 years ago

Yep, if you feel like going with the big fruit forward reds, this is terrific QPR. Not sure how much weightage you give to Parker points, but WA gave this a 90. I stuck with a simple 'Excellent'.

And it was the Third, btw. Dictionaries being rewritten overnight, and actors being terrorised by the Scottish Play. Hysterical.

Salil [Realising that wine does need to be consumed along with "Beer" from season 2 at some stage. With a group rendition of the goblin song.]

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DaleW 19 years ago

One of my all-time favorites (I prefer 2-4, but the 1st season is good, too). All are hysterical, although 4 is also rather moving in last episode. It's been too long, time to add some BA to my Netflix queue!

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