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Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz 2010

Sweet, minty and menthol-like aromas of small black and red berries backed by creamy, chocolatey, cedary oak precede an intense, rather jammy and old-fashioned palate whose slightly hollow presence of small dark berries and plums is supported by a measured, dusty spine before finishing with rather an assertive acidity. Lacks genuine elegance and charm.

Vintage

2010

Year to Drink

2018 - 2022

Jeremy’s score

88 / 100

Seal Type

Cork

Category:
Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Cabernet Shiraz
Wrattonbully
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2017
Alc %: 13.5
$ Rel: 55
Sweet, minty and menthol-like aromas of small black and red berries backed by creamy, chocolatey, cedary oak precede an intense, rather jammy and old-fashioned palate whose slightly hollow presence of small dark berries and plums is supported by a measured, dusty spine before finishing with rather an assertive acidity. Lacks genuine elegance and charm.
Last Date Tasted: 16/05/2021
Vintage
Score/100
Score/20
Year To Drink
2017
8215.0

2019-2022+

2016
9318.0

2028-2036

2015
8916.7

2023-2027

2014
9017.0

2022-2026+

2013
9117.5

2021-2025+

2012
9017.2

2024-2032

2010
8816.6

2018-2022

2009
8716.2

2014-2017

2008
9017.0

2020-2028

2006
9017.1

2011-2014+

2005
9318.2

2017-2025

2004
8916.8

2009-2012

2003
9518.7

2011-2015

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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