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Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Red Bordeaux Blend 2006
A stylish and structured merlot with a genuinely gravely presence. backed by hints of mint and eucalypt, its dark aromas of plums, cherries redcurrants and bay leaf knit tightly with lightly toasty and pretty classy chocolate/vanilla oak. Framed by fine, powdery tannin, its deep, dark and meaty palate reveals an intense and persistent core of vibrant but tightly controlled berry and sour plum fruit underpinned by cedar/chocolate oak, finishing long and savoury.
Vintage
2006
Peak years to drink
2014 - 2018+
Jeremy's score
92 / 100
Seal type
Cork
Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Red Bordeaux Blend
Wrattonbully
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2017
Alc %: 14.5
$ Rel: 90
A stylish and structured merlot with a genuinely gravely presence. backed by hints of mint and eucalypt, its dark aromas of plums, cherries redcurrants and bay leaf knit tightly with lightly toasty and pretty classy chocolate/vanilla oak. Framed by fine, powdery tannin, its deep, dark and meaty palate reveals an intense and persistent core of vibrant but tightly controlled berry and sour plum fruit underpinned by cedar/chocolate oak, finishing long and savoury.
Last Date Tasted: 16/05/2021
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Vintage
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Score/100
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Score/20
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Year To Drink
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2017
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87 | 16.2 | 2025-2029+  |
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2016
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90 | 17.2 | 2024-2028+ |
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2015
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91 | 17.5 | 2023-2027+ |
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2014
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90 | 17.3 | 2022-2026+ |
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2013
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88 | 16.6 | 2021-2025+ |
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2012
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92 | 17.9 | 2024-2032 |
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2010
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92 | 17.9 | 2022-2030 |
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2009
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84 | 15.3 | 2014-2017  |
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2008
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89 | 16.8 | 2016-2020 |
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2007
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88 | 16.6 | 2012-2015 |
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2006
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92 | 17.7 | 2014-2018+ |
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2005
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91 | 17.5 | 2013-2017 |
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Winery
Tapanappa
Tapanappa focuses on three specific South Australian terroirs. First of these is the Tiers vineyard in the Piccadilly Valley, which is owned by Brian Croser and also provides the fruit for Petaluma’s flagship Tiers Chardonnay. Second is the Whalebone Vineyard in the heart of what is now Wrattonbully in the state’s south-east, home to a steadily improving blend between Merlot and Cabernet Franc plus a rather old-fashioned Cabernet Shiraz. The third site is perhaps the most intriguing - a pinot noir vineyard called Foggy Hill planted between 300-350 metres in altitude on a northwest facing slope at the highest point of the Fleurieu Peninsula. While quality has not been consistent, there have been some quite remarkable pinots released to date from this moist unlikely of regions.
Chief Executive(s):
Brian Croser
Winemaker:
Brian Croser
Viticulturist:
Brian Croser
Production Dozen:
3,000
Address:
15 Spring Gully Rd , Piccadilly , South Australia 5151 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
Not open to public
Principal Wine Region:
Piccadilly,Wrattonbully,Southern Fleurieu,Piccadilly Valley,Fleurieu Peninsula
Telephone:
(08) 7324 5301
Facsimile:
(08) 8370 8374
Website:
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