DOWNING ESTATE VINTAGE TASTING NOTES

Colour: Bright Black Cherry
Nose: Blackberry Jam and Vanilla Custard, a delicious complex black forest cake like aroma with a touch of attractive farmyard deep and rich.
Palate: Excellent balance, soft and long, quite completes flavours of panforte, chocolate and cherries plus more.
Bottled: March 2007
Cellar: The wine will mature beautifully over the next 10 years.

Rated 94/100 by James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2010

Colour: Bright Mid depth Mulberry Red
Nose: Mixture of Dark berries and earthy richness. Quite complex.
Palate: Soft and flowing, excellent front palate fruit sweetness, red cherries.
Bottled: March 2007
Cellar: Will continue to develop with 7 years bottle maturation.

Rated 89/100 by James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2009

Colour: Deep red
Nose: Slatey with hints of blackcurrant leaf strong classic varietal, cherry, roast meat and beetroot.
Palate: Chalky Tannin and acid in harmony, Powerful gamey, blackcurrant juby sweet fruit flavour lingers nicely.
Bottled: March 2007
Cellar: Will continue to develop with 8-12 years bottle maturation.

Rated 90/100 by James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2009